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Llama 3.2 3B Instruct pricing & benchmarks

Released Sep 25, 2024 · served by 2 providers

Input / 1M tokens$0.050
Output / 1M tokens$0.330
Context window131K
Cached input
1M in + 300K out$0.15

What Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is

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...

Providers and prices for Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

The same model costs different amounts depending on who serves it. Prices are per 1M tokens, cheapest first. Uptime and throughput are OpenRouter's rolling measurements, not vendor claims.

ProviderInputOutputContext QuantUptime 24hThroughput
Parasailcheapest $0.050 $0.330 131K bf16 100.0%
Cloudflare $0.051 $0.335 80K 100.0%

FAQ

How much does the Llama 3.2 3B Instruct API cost?

$0.050 per 1M input tokens and $0.330 per 1M output tokens. A typical workload of 1M input + 300K output tokens costs about $0.15.

Is Llama 3.2 3B Instruct free?

No. It is a paid model starting at $0.050 per 1M input tokens, though some providers offer trial credits.

Which provider is cheapest for Llama 3.2 3B Instruct?

Parasail at $0.050 input / $0.330 output per 1M tokens (bf16 quantization).

Can I self-host Llama 3.2 3B Instruct?

Yes — weights are published as meta-llama/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct on Hugging Face, so you can run it on your own hardware.