Llama 3 Instruct 70B API Pricing
Meta · released 2024-04-18
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Llama 3 Instruct 70B price
0.065¢ / 1K
0.275¢ / 1K
0.118¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.115¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.398¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.0353 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.0250 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $34.50 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.65) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $2.75).
Benchmarks
#484 of 547
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B | 6.9 | $0.043 |
| Sarvam 30B (High) | 6.6 | $0.047 |
| Mistral Small 3 | 6.7 | $0.058 |
| Nova Micro | 5.9 | $0.061 |
| NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning) | 7.4 | $0.07 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek-V2-Chat | 5.5 | — |
| GPT-3.5 Turbo | 5.5 | $0.75 |
| Ling-mini-2.0 | 5.5 | — |
| Llama 3 Instruct 70B | 5.5 | $1.175 |
| Ministral 3 8B | 5.5 | $0.15 |
| Mistral Medium | 5.5 | — |
| Mistral Small (Feb '24) | 5.5 | — |
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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 Instruct 70B?
Llama 3 Instruct 70B is developed by Meta, released 2024-04-18.
How much does Llama 3 Instruct 70B cost per million tokens?
Llama 3 Instruct 70B costs $0.65 per 1M input tokens and $2.75 per 1M output tokens ($1.175 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
What is the Llama 3 Instruct 70B API price?
The Llama 3 Instruct 70B API price is $0.65 per 1M input tokens and $2.75 per 1M output tokens ($1.175 per 1M blended).
How much does Llama 3 Instruct 70B cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.115¢ on Llama 3 Instruct 70B, at $0.65/1M input and $2.75/1M output.
Is Llama 3 Instruct 70B free?
Llama 3 Instruct 70B's official API list price is $0.65 per 1M input tokens and $2.75 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 Instruct 70B rank on benchmarks?
Llama 3 Instruct 70B scores 5.5 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #484 of 547 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Llama 3 Instruct 70B?
Yes — Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B scores similar intelligence (6.9) at $0.043/1M blended, versus $1.175/1M for Llama 3 Instruct 70B.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Llama 3 Instruct 70B comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-10-15.