# Llama 3.1 8B vs LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Llama 3.1 8B and LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/llama-3-1-8b-vs-longcat-flash-lite-sparse
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 2
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Llama 3.1 8B and LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse share only 2 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 2 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse has the larger published context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Llama 3.1 8B | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Meta | Meituan |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | null | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 7 | 17 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Llama 3.1 8B public-lane score: Coming soon
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 8B | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 33.7% | Coming soon |
| VITA-Bench | Coming soon | 21.7% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 45.6% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 48.6% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Llama 3.1 8B public-lane score: Coming soon
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 8B | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HumanEval | 72.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 68.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 40.6% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 59.3% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 33.7% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Llama 3.1 8B public-lane score: Coming soon
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 8B | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 73% | 85.3% | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse |
| MMLU-Pro | 48.3% | 79.2% | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse |
| GPQA | 30.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CMMLU | Coming soon | 84.3% | Coming soon |
| C-Eval | Coming soon | 85.8% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 69.5% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Llama 3.1 8B public-lane score: Coming soon
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 8B | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MGSM | 68.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Llama 3.1 8B public-lane score: Coming soon
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 8B | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 80.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Llama 3.1 8B public-lane score: Coming soon
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 8B | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GSM8K | 84.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | Coming soon | 95.8% | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 65.7% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 40.5% | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | Coming soon | 49.4% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Llama 3.1 8B and LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse?

Not yet. The models share only 2 sourced benchmark rows, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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