Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B API Pricing
Meta · released 2024-07-23
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Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B price
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What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.0037¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.0173¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | 0.182¢ |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | 0.118¢ |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $1.11 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.035) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.065).
Benchmarks
#397 of 547
#185 of 195
#229 of 249
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.04 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) | 7.0 | — |
| Solar Pro 2 (Non-reasoning) | 7.0 | — |
| Grok Beta | 6.9 | — |
| Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B | 6.9 | $0.043 |
| Llama 3.1 Nemotron Instruct 70B | 6.9 | — |
| Qwen2.5 Instruct 32B | 6.9 | — |
| Qwen3.5 2B (Reasoning) | 6.9 | — |
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|---|---|---|
| Muse Wonder Full (Max) | 55.8 | — |
| Muse Wonder (Max) | 52.4 | $8.00 |
| Muse Spark 1.3 (Max) | 48.1 | $2.00 |
| Muse Spark 1.2 (Xhigh) | 39.6 | $2.00 |
| Muse Spark 1.1 (Xhigh) | 33.7 | $2.00 |
| Muse Spark | 31.3 | — |
| Muse Glimmer (High) | 17.5 | $0.525 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 9.3 | $0.405 |
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Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-10-15
FAQ
Who develops Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B?
Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B is developed by Meta, released 2024-07-23.
How much does Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B cost per million tokens?
Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B costs $0.035 per 1M input tokens and $0.065 per 1M output tokens ($0.043 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
What is the Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B API price?
The Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B API price is $0.035 per 1M input tokens and $0.065 per 1M output tokens ($0.043 per 1M blended).
How much does Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.0037¢ on Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B, at $0.035/1M input and $0.065/1M output.
Is Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B free?
Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B's official API list price is $0.035 per 1M input tokens and $0.065 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check Meta's site for those.
How does Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B rank on benchmarks?
Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B scores 6.9 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #397 of 547 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B?
Yes — Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (8.9) at $0.04/1M blended, versus $0.043/1M for Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-10-15.