Llama 3.1 8B Instruct pricing & price history
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct by Meta Llama costs $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.08 per 1M output tokens, with a 131K token context window.
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No price changes since tracking began on 2026-09-24. We check hourly.
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About Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta's latest class of model (Llama 3.1) launched with a variety of sizes & flavors. This 8B instruct-tuned version is fast and efficient. It has demonstrated strong performance compared to...
FAQ
How much does Llama 3.1 8B Instruct cost?
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct by Meta Llama costs $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.08 per 1M output tokens, with a 131K token context window. A typical request with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens costs about $0.0001.
What is the context window of Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct supports up to 131,072 tokens of context and up to 117,964 output tokens per request.
Has Llama 3.1 8B Instruct’s price changed?
No price changes recorded since ModelBank started tracking it on 2026-09-24.
Is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct being deprecated?
No retirement date has been announced for Llama 3.1 8B Instruct as of 2026-09-24.