Updated April 2026 · Independent Analysis
OpenAI o1vsLlama 3.1
OpenAI o1 starts at $20/mo; Llama 3.1 is free. OpenAI o1 is rated higher at 4.6/5 vs Llama 3.1's 4.3/5.
OpenAI o1vs Llama 3.1
★ 4.6/5+0.3 vs Llama 3.1
Only in OpenAI o1
- ✦ Chain-of-thought reasoning
- ✦ PhD-level science
- ✦ Advanced math
From $20/mo10M+ users · est. 2024
Try OpenAI o1 Free →
Llama 3.1vs OpenAI o1
★ 4.3/5-0.3 vs OpenAI o1
Only in Llama 3.1
- ✦ Open-source weights
- ✦ 128K context window
- ✦ Commercial license
✓ Free plan10M+ users · est. 2024
Try Llama 3.1 Free →Ratings Breakdown
OpenAI o1
4.6/5 avg
G2 Score4.6/5
Capterra Score4.5/5
G2 Rating4.6/5
Llama 3.1
4.3/5 avg
G2 Score4.3/5
Capterra Score4.2/5
G2 Rating4.3/5
Quick Stats
Feature Comparison
OpenAI o1 uniquely offers Chain-of-thought reasoning, PhD-level science, Advanced math. Llama 3.1 uniquely offers Open-source weights, 128K context window, Commercial license. Both share 3 features including Function calling, JSON mode, Tool use.
Feature
OpenAI o1
Llama 3.1
Function calling
✓
✓
JSON mode
✓
✓
Tool use
✓
✓
Chain-of-thought reasoning
✓
✗
PhD-level science
✓
✗
Advanced math
✓
✗
Complex coding
✓
✗
128K context
✓
✗
Vision
✓
✗
API access
✓
✗
Streaming
✓
✗
System prompts
✓
✗
File uploads
✓
✗
Safety evaluation
✓
✗
STEM optimization
✓
✗
Batch API
✓
✗
Document analysis
✓
✗
Benchmark-leading
✓
✗
Research tasks
✓
✗
Multi-step problem solving
✓
✗
Open-source weights
✗
✓
128K context window
✗
✓
Commercial license
✗
✓
Self-hostable
✗
✓
Multiple model sizes (8B/70B/405B)
✗
✓
Code generation
✗
✓
Multi-language
✗
✓
Fine-tuning
✗
✓
Quantization support
✗
✓
GGUF format
✗
✓
HuggingFace integration
✗
✓
RAG support
✗
✓
Local deployment
✗
✓
Batch processing
✗
✓
Custom training
✗
✓
Community ecosystem
✗
✓
No data sent to third parties
✗
✓
Total Features
20
20
Quick Verdict
Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings
Choose OpenAI o1 if you need:
- ✓ Chain-of-thought reasoning
- ✓ PhD-level science
- ✓ Advanced math
- ✓ Complex coding
- ✓ 128K context
Choose Llama 3.1 if you need:
- ✓ Open-source weights
- ✓ 128K context window
- ✓ Commercial license
- ✓ Self-hostable
- ✓ Multiple model sizes (8B/70B/405B)
Pricing Comparison
OpenAI o1 starts at $20/mo; Llama 3.1 is free.
OpenAI o1 Plans
Paid plans only
PlusBest Value
$20/month- • o1 access (limited)
- • o1-mini included
Pro
$200/month- • Unlimited o1
- • o1 pro mode
Llama 3.1 Plans
Free tier available
Free (open-source)
Free- • Commercial use allowed
- • Self-host anywhere
Via API providers
Free- • Groq, Together AI, etc.
- • $0.05-0.9/1M tokens
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