Llama 3 Instruct 70B API Pricing

Meta · released 2024-04-18

Pricing

$0.65
input / 1M tokens
0.065¢ / 1K
$2.75
output / 1M tokens
0.275¢ / 1K
$1.175
blended / 1M tokens
0.118¢ / 1K

What it actually costs

WorkloadTokensCost
Short chat reply500 in / 300 out0.115¢
RAG query4,000 in / 500 out0.398¢
Long document summary50,000 in / 1,000 out$0.0353
Code review of a 2k-line file30,000 in / 2,000 out$0.0250
1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days30,000 × (500 in / 300 out)$34.50

Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.65) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $2.75).

Benchmarks

5.5
Intelligence
#472 of 533
Coding
Math
Tokens/sec
Time to first token

Similar intelligence, lower price

ModelIntelligenceBlended $/1M
Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B6.9$0.028
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Leaderboard neighbours

ModelIntelligenceBlended $/1M
DeepSeek-V2-Chat5.5
GPT-3.5 Turbo5.5$0.75
Ling-mini-2.05.5
Llama 3 Instruct 70B5.5$1.175
Ministral 3 8B5.5$0.15
Mistral Medium5.5$3.00
Mistral Small (Feb '24)5.5$0.262

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Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22

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.

How does Llama 3 Instruct 70B rank on benchmarks?

Llama 3 Instruct 70B scores 5.5 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #472 of 533 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 $0.028/1M 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 2026-09-22.