Llama Guard 4 12B pricing & price history
Llama Guard 4 12B by Meta Llama costs $0.18 per 1M input tokens and $0.18 per 1M output tokens, with a 164K token context window. The cheapest provider currently charges $0.18 input / $0.18 output.
Price history
No price changes since tracking began on 2026-09-24. We check hourly.
Providers serving Llama Guard 4 12B (1)
| Provider | Input | Output | Context | Uptime 30m | Uptime 24h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepInfra bf16 | $0.18 | $0.18 | 164K | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Provider availability updated 55m ago.
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About Llama Guard 4 12B
Llama Guard 4 is a Llama 4 Scout-derived multimodal pretrained model, fine-tuned for content safety classification. Similar to previous versions, it can be used to classify content in both LLM...
FAQ
How much does Llama Guard 4 12B cost?
Llama Guard 4 12B by Meta Llama costs $0.18 per 1M input tokens and $0.18 per 1M output tokens, with a 164K token context window. The cheapest provider currently charges $0.18 input / $0.18 output. A typical request with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens costs about $0.0004.
What is the context window of Llama Guard 4 12B?
Llama Guard 4 12B supports up to 163,840 tokens of context and up to 16,384 output tokens per request.
Has Llama Guard 4 12B’s price changed?
No price changes recorded since ModelBank started tracking it on 2026-09-24.
Is Llama Guard 4 12B being deprecated?
No retirement date has been announced for Llama Guard 4 12B as of 2026-09-24.
What are cheaper alternatives to Llama Guard 4 12B?
Cheaper options include Ministral 3 8B 2512 ($0.15/$0.15), Llama 4 Scout ($0.10/$0.30), MiMo-V2.6-Flash ($0.14/$0.28).