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Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct

Developer: meta-llama

Pricing updated Mar 10, 2026

Input rank: #38Output rank: #30

Live Pricing

Input: $0.0300

Output: $0.0400

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Pricing via OpenRouter API · Last synced Mar 10, 2026

Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct is designed for applications requiring nuanced instruction understanding, making it ideal for customer support automation and personalized content generation. With a context window of 8192 tokens, this model can effectively handle extensive dialogues, enhancing user interaction in complex scenarios. Teams utilizing this API can expect a cost of $0.03 per million input tokens and $0.04 per million output tokens, allowing for scalable budgeting based on usage.

🔧 Tool Calling📋 Structured Output

Context Window

8,192

Tokens

Input Price / 1M

$0.0300

Prompt tokens

Output Price / 1M

$0.0400

Completion tokens

Intelligence (MMLU)

Benchmark Pending

Massive Multitask Language Understanding

Side-by-Side Pricing Table

Usage Type	Price / 1M Tokens
Input (Prompt)	$0.0300
Output (Completion)	$0.0400

Compare with Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct Compare with Google: Gemma 2 9B Compare with Google: Gemma 3 27B

Price History

Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%

Mar 7 — Mar 10

Current Input / 1M

$0.0300

Current Output / 1M

$0.0400

Cost Calculator

Estimate monthly spend for Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct based on your workload.

Input tokens / month

01.0B

Output tokens / month

0500M

Estimated Monthly Cost

$1.23

25M input + 12M output tokens

Same Workload on Other Models

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FAQ

Common pricing and benchmark questions for Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct.

How much does Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct cost per 1M input tokens?

Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct input pricing is $0.0300 per 1M tokens based on the latest synced provider data.

How much does Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct cost per 1M output tokens?

Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct output pricing is $0.0400 per 1M tokens based on the latest synced provider data.

What context window does Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct support?

Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct supports a context window of 8,192 tokens.

How can I compare Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct with cheaper alternatives?

Use the comparison links on this page to open direct model-vs-model pricing and benchmark pages, then evaluate monthly spend projections for your workload.