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Meta · October 2026

Llama API pricing, every model

16 Llama models, from $0.05 to $4 per million input tokens. Meta’s Llama models, served by many hosts at different prices.

Prices from OpenRouter’s models API, updated October 29, 2026

Cheapest

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

$0.05 in · $0.08 out

About $3.21 a month for a 1,000-chats-a-day support bot.

Newest

Muse Spark Open

$1.25 in · $4.25 out

Released 2026-10-15, 1.05M tokens of context.

Caching

Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor

−98%

Cached input costs $0.002 instead of $0.10 per 1M tokens.

All Llama models and prices

ModelReleasedInput /1MOutput /1MCache read /1MContextChatbot, per month*
Muse Spark Open2026-10-15$1.25$4.25$0.151.05M$107
Muse Wonder2026-10-12$4$20$0.201.05M$420
Muse Spark 1.32026-09-02$1.25$4.25$0.151.05M$107
Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor2026-09-02$0.10$0.20$0.0021.05M$6.90
Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor2026-08-21$0.10$0.20$0.0021.05M$6.90
Muse Glimmer 30B2026-08-09$0.30$1.20$0.04131K$27.90
Muse Spark 1.22026-08-05$1.25$4.25$0.151.05M$107
Muse Spark 1.12026-07-16$1.25$4.25$0.151.05M$107
Llama Guard 4 12B2025-04-30$0.18$0.18–164K$10.26
Llama 4 Maverick2025-04-05$0.188$0.652$0.05524K$16.27
Llama 4 Scout2025-04-05$0.10$0.30–1.31M$8.10
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct2024-12-06$0.10$0.32–131K$8.34
Llama 3.2 1B Instruct2024-09-25$0.027$0.201–60K$3.63
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct2024-09-25$0.05$0.33–131K$6.21
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct2024-07-23$0.40$0.40–131K$22.80
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct2024-07-23$0.05$0.08$0.025131K$3.21

* Support chatbot: 1,000 chats a day, 1,500 tokens in, 400 out, 30 days, no caching. Prices in US dollars per 1M tokens.

What three real workloads cost a month

ModelSupport chatbotDaily summariesCoding agent
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct$3.21$52.20$23.52
Llama 3.2 1B Instruct$3.63$42.39$24.26
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct$6.21$74.70$43.92
Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor$6.90$108$20.35
Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor$6.90$108$20.35
Llama 4 Scout$8.10$117$79.20
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct$8.34$119$79.68
Llama Guard 4 12B$10.26$178$134

Support chatbot: 1,000 chats a day, 1,500 tokens in, 400 out · Daily summaries: 10,000 a day, 3,000 tokens in, 300 out · Coding agent: 400 calls a day, 60,000 tokens in (80% cached), 2,000 out. Cached share billed at the cache-read price where the model has one.

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Llama pricing questions

How much does the Llama API cost?

Meta’s models range from $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.08 per 1M output tokens (Llama 3.1 8B Instruct) to $4 and $20 (Muse Wonder). The newest, Muse Spark Open, costs $1.25 in and $4.25 out.

Which Llama model is the cheapest?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct, at $0.05 per 1M input tokens. A support chatbot doing 1,000 chats a day would cost about $3.21 a month on it.

Does Meta discount cached prompts?

Yes. On Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor, cached input costs $0.002 per 1M tokens instead of $0.10, 98% less. Long, repeated system prompts and agent loops benefit most.

How do I track my Llama spend per product?

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