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Llama 3 Instruct 8B

AI model by Meta. Real-time pricing and benchmark data.

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

Input$0.04
Output$0.14
Blended (3:1)$0.07

Source: Artificial Analysis

Performance

Output Speed
Time to First Token

Median values from Artificial Analysis

Benchmarks

Editorial Analysis

Profile. Llama 3 Instruct 8B is a budget-tier option from Meta at $0.14/M output tokens. Despite the low price, it scores competitively on measurable benchmarks — making it a candidate for high-volume production workloads where unit cost dominates.

Cost model. For a workload of 1M input tokens + 100K output tokens, Llama 3 Instruct 8B costs $0.05 per million input-equivalent requests. Multiply by your monthly request volume to project the bill, and compare against the speed/correctness profile above to decide if the trade-off is worth it for your workload.

Editorial summary generated from public pricing and benchmark data (Artificial Analysis API). All numbers are sourced — see the Artificial Analysis methodology for benchmark definitions. Last refreshed 2026-08-24.

Compare with similar models

ModelInputOutputSpeed
Llama 3 Instruct 8BCurrent
$0.04$0.14
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Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning)
$0.03$0.1523 tok/s
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$0.15$0.15120 tok/s
Solar Mini
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Example Costs

Single Request
$0.0001
1.0K in / 500 out
1K Requests/day
$0.1100
1.0M in / 500.0K out
10K Requests/day
$1.10
10.0M in / 5.0M out