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Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct API Pricing

Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is an API model from meta-llama. It costs $0.0509 per 1M input tokens and $0.335 per 1M output tokens. Its context window is 131,072 tokens with up to 72,000 output tokens. A workload of 10M input + 2M output tokens costs about $1.179 per month.
Input
$0.0509
per 1M tokens
Output
$0.335
per 1M tokens
Cached input
—
per 1M tokens
Context window
131K
131,072 tokens
Blended (80/20)
$0.1077
per 1M tokens

Llama 3.2 3B is a 3-billion-parameter multilingual large language model, optimized for advanced natural language processing tasks like dialogue generation, reasoning, and summarization. Designed with the latest transformer architecture, it...

How much does Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct cost for a real workload?

At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month, Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct costs about $1.179 ($0.509 input + $0.67 output). Try your own volumes in the cost calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct cost?

Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct costs $0.0509 per 1M input tokens and $0.335 per 1M output tokens (list price, snapshot October 22, 2026). At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month that is about $1.179.

What is the context window of Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct?

Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct has a context window of 131,072 tokens and can return up to 72,000 output tokens per response.

What are cheaper alternatives to Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct?

Cheaper models include Mistral: Mistral Small 4 (batch) ($0.075 in / $0.3 out), ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash ($0.075 in / $0.3 out), OpenAI: gpt-oss-safeguard-20b ($0.075 in / $0.3 out). See the full list on this page.

Is Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct free to use?

No. Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is a paid model at $0.0509 input / $0.335 output per 1M tokens. 21 free models are listed on the free models page.

Provider: meta-llama · Model ID: meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct · Modality: text->text · Price snapshot October 22, 2026, refreshed daily. How we collect prices