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Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct pricing
Cheapest host: DeepInfra · checked Oct 23, 2026
$0.03 / $0.04per 1M tokens in / out
Price sheetper 1M tokens
| Input | $0.03 | DeepInfra |
| Output | $0.04 | |
| Context | 8K | tokens |
Where to buy1 provider · per 1M tokens
| Provider | Input | Output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeepInfra | $0.03 | $0.04 | — |
In Meta's line-upper 1M in / out
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | $0.005 / $0.01 | −81% |
| Llama 3.2 3B Instruct | $0.02 / $0.02 | −38% |
| Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | $0.02 / $0.04 | −23% |
| Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct | $0.03 / $0.04 | this model |
| LlamaGuard3 8B | $0.055 / $0.055 | +69% |
| Llama 3.2 1B | $0.10 / $0.10 | 3.1× |
| Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor | $0.10 / $0.20 | 3.8× |
Cheaper for the same workvs Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct
| Llama 3.1 8B Instruct unstatedOpen | -23% | same score | $0.02 / $0.04 |
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct unstatedOpen | -81% | score -8% | $0.005 / $0.01 |
Pricing questions
How much does Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct cost?›
$0.03 per 1M input tokens and $0.04 per 1M output tokens.
Is Meta Llama 3 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 Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct?›
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct at unstated effort costs -23% per task with a score within a point on GPQA Diamond · Epoch.