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Bolmo 7B vs Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B

Bolmo 7B (Allen Institute) and Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B (Allen Institute) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 22 September 2026

As of 22 September 2026, Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#217 vs #222); and Bolmo 7B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Bolmo 7B if…

  • you want to self-host: Bolmo 7B ships open weights while Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B is restricted license.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Bolmo 7B was listed 13 December 2025, Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B 20 November 2024.

Choose Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #217 against #222 (9.8 vs 8.6 points).

Bolmo 7B vs Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Bolmo 7B and Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B
FieldBolmo 7BAllen InstituteLlama 3.1 Tulu 3 8BAllen Institute
ModelCap Index position#222#217
Index score8.69.8
EvidenceInheritedMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Output price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Context window— tokens— tokens
Max output tokens——
API providers listed00
Weight accessOpen weightsRestricted license
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed13 December 202520 November 2024
PublisherAllen InstituteAllen Institute

Evidence: finetune of allenai/Olmo-3-1025-7B · finetune (100%) · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Bolmo 7B vs Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B

Neither model has a published result on a public benchmark board ModelCap tracks yet.

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Bolmo 7B vs Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B: common questions

Is Bolmo 7B better than Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B?

Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 22 September 2026: #217 against #222. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is Bolmo 7B cheaper than Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Bolmo 7B or Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Bolmo 7B or Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Bolmo 7B and Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B open-weight models?

Bolmo 7B: Open weights. Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B: Restricted license. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Bolmo 7B and Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for Bolmo 7B and 0 for Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Bolmo 7B vs Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 22 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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