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Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark

Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct vs Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct

Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.

Input delta: $0.00Output delta: $0.16Monthly delta: $9.24

Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)

Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.

Adjust the workload in the calculator below to see a live recommendation for your usage.

MetricMeta: Llama 3 8B InstructMeta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct
Developermeta-llamameta-llama
Context Window8,19260,000
Input Cost / 1M Tokens$0.0300$0.0270
Output Cost / 1M Tokens$0.0400$0.2000
Projected Monthly Cost$6.00$15
Vision❌ No❌ No
Tool Calling✅ Yes❌ No
Structured Output✅ Yes❌ No
Reasoning❌ No❌ No
MMLU ScoreN/A20.0
GPQAN/A19.6

Price History

Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7 — Mar 11
$0.0300$0.0350$0.0400Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.0300

Current Output / 1M

$0.0400

Price History

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7 — Mar 11
$0.0270$0.1135$0.2000Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.0270

Current Output / 1M

$0.2000

Cost Calculator

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01.0B
0500M

Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct

$6.00

per month

Lower cost

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct

$15

per month

Live Recommendation

Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.

Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct saves $9.24/mo at this workload
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FAQ

Common questions for Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct vs Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct pricing decisions.

Which is cheaper for input tokens: Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct or Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct?

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct is cheaper on input token cost by $0.00 per 1M tokens.

Which is cheaper for output tokens: Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct or Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct?

Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct is cheaper or equal on output token cost by $0.16 per 1M tokens.

What is the projected monthly cost difference between Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct and Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct?

$9.24 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).

How should I choose between Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct and Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct?

Use this page to compare context window and token pricing, then open each model page to evaluate additional alternatives and monthly workload fit.