Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B API Pricing
Meta · released 2024-07-23
Pricing
$0.02
input / 1M tokens
< 0.01¢ / 1K
< 0.01¢ / 1K
$0.05
output / 1M tokens
< 0.01¢ / 1K
< 0.01¢ / 1K
$0.028
blended / 1M tokens
< 0.01¢ / 1K
< 0.01¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.0025¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.0105¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | 0.105¢ |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | 0.07¢ |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $0.7500 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.02) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.05).
Benchmarks
6.9
Intelligence
#387 of 533
#387 of 533
5.4
Coding
#187 of 197
#187 of 197
4.3
Math
#229 of 249
#229 of 249
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Tokens/sec
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Time to first token
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 | $0.028 |
| Llama 3.1 Nemotron Instruct 70B | 6.9 | $1.20 |
| Qwen2.5 Instruct 32B | 6.9 | — |
| Qwen3.5 2B (Reasoning) | 6.9 | — |
More from Meta
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | $0.637 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 10.0 | $0.422 |
| Llama 4 Scout | 8.1 | $0.313 |
| Llama 3.3 Instruct 70B | 7.7 | $0.712 |
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Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22
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 $0.02 per 1M input tokens and $0.05 per 1M output tokens ($0.028 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
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 #387 of 533 models we track.
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 2026-09-22.