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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct pricing
Cheapest host: DeepInfra · checked Oct 23, 2026
$0.02 / $0.04per 1M tokens in / out
#107on OpenRouter by tokens · 62.2B / week
Price sheetper 1M tokens
| Input | $0.02 | DeepInfra |
| Output | $0.04 | |
| Context · max output | 131K · 118K | tokens |
Where to buy5 providers · per 1M tokens
| Provider | Input | Output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeepInfra | $0.02 | $0.04 | 131K |
| Novita | $0.02 | $0.05 | 16K |
| Groq | $0.05 | $0.08 | 131K |
| Cloudflare | $0.15 | $0.29 | 32K |
| CoreWeave | $0.22 | $0.22 | 131K |
In Meta's line-upper 1M in / out
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | $0.005 / $0.01 | −75% |
| Llama 3.2 3B Instruct | $0.02 / $0.02 | −20% |
| Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | $0.02 / $0.04 | this model |
| Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct | $0.03 / $0.04 | +30% |
| LlamaGuard3 8B | $0.055 / $0.055 | 2.2× |
| Llama 3.2 1B | $0.10 / $0.10 | 4× |
| Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor | $0.10 / $0.20 | 5× |
Cheaper for the same workvs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
| Llama 3.2 3B Instruct unstatedOpen | -20% | score wins 45% | $0.02 / $0.02 |
Pricing questions
How much does Llama 3.1 8B Instruct cost?›
$0.02 per 1M input tokens and $0.04 per 1M output tokens.
Is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct free to use?›
There is no free API tier, but the weights are open: you can run it on your own hardware for the cost of compute.
What is a cheaper alternative to Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?›
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct at unstated effort costs -20% per task with a score wins 45% on Arena Text · overall.