Ways to buy 5
| Way to buy | Input | Output | In / out per 1M | Cached | Vs cheapest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DeepInfrafp8 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.02 / $0.04Cheapest | n/a | Cheapest |
 Novita AIfp8 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.02 / $0.05+10% vs cheapest | n/a | +10% vs cheapest |
 GroqDefault region · cached $0.025 | $0.05 | $0.08 | $0.05 / $0.08+130% vs cheapest | $0.025 | +130% vs cheapest |
 Cloudflare Workers AIfp8 | $0.152 | $0.287 | $0.152 / $0.287+643% vs cheapest | n/a | +643% vs cheapest |
 CoreWeavebf16 · cached $0.22 | $0.22 | $0.22 | $0.22 / $0.22+780% vs cheapest | $0.22 | +780% vs cheapest |
USD per 1M tokens. Regions are separate routes.
Through a gateway
Your own numbers100M input and 20M output tokens a month: $2.80 direct.
Helicone$2.80+0%
Kong AI Gateway$2.80+0%
LiteLLM$2.80+0%
Vercel AI Gateway$2.80+0%
Requesty$2.94+5%
Eden AI$2.95+5.5%
OpenRouter$2.95+5.5%
No published token fee: Martian Gateway, Portkey, TrueFoundry AI Gateway.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor Meta · 1M | $0.1 | $0.2 | $0.1 / $0.2 | $0.125 | 1M | Lab list price | · |
| Muse Glimmer 30B Meta · 131K | $0.3 | $1.1 | $0.3 / $1.1 | $0.5 | 131K | on Phala | · |
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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.
Takes text in and returns text. First listed Sep 23, 2026. Up to 118K output tokens. Blended price $0.025 per 1M tokens at 3 input to 1 output. Model id llama-3-1-8b-instruct.
Price history
No list-price history: this model is sold by hosts rather than its lab.
Questions
How much does Llama 3.1 8B Instruct cost?
$0.02 per million input tokens and $0.04 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?
131K tokens, with up to 118K tokens of output.
Where is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct cheapest?
Of 5 routes tracked, DeepInfra is cheapest at $0.02 input and $0.04 output per million tokens.
Sources: OpenRouter's public model catalog and each provider's own pricing page, read every morning at 05:00 UTC; gateway fees re-read every Monday. List prices: your contract may differ. Logos via logo.dev; trademarks belong to their owners.