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⚡ EfficientVery Cheap

Llama 3.1 8B

by Meta (via Together AI)

Lightweight open-source model for simple tasks

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Input Price

$0.18

per 1M tokens

Output Price

$0.18

per 1M tokens

Context Window

128K

tokens (32.768K max output)

Specifications

Release Date2024-07-23
Category⚡ Efficient
Context Window128,000 tokens
Max Output32,768 tokens
ProviderMeta (via Together AI)
Input Cost$0.18 / 1M tokens
Output Cost$0.18 / 1M tokens
Price TierVery Cheap

Capabilities

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Related Use Cases

💬

AI Chatbot

Calculate the API cost of running a customer support or conversational AI chatbot.

~2,000 in · ~500 out
📄

Document Summarizer

Calculate how much it costs to summarize documents, reports, and articles with AI.

~8,000 in · ~1,000 out
💻

AI Code Assistant

Calculate the cost of building an AI-powered coding assistant or copilot.

~4,000 in · ~2,000 out
✍️

Content Generation

Calculate the cost of generating blog posts, marketing copy, and articles with AI.

~1,500 in · ~3,000 out
🔍

Data Extraction

Calculate the cost of extracting structured data from unstructured text with AI.

~3,000 in · ~1,500 out
🌐

AI Translation

Calculate the cost of translating text with AI language models.

~2,000 in · ~2,500 out

Monthly Cost Estimates

Usage LevelDaily TokensDailyMonthlyYearly
Light~50 requests/day100K in / 20K out$0.02$0.65$8
Medium~200 requests/day500K in / 100K out$0.11$3.24$39
Heavy~1K requests/day2,000K in / 500K out$0.45$13.50$164
Enterprise~5K requests/day10,000K in / 2,000K out$2.16$64.80$788

Cost Calculator

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Llama 3.1 8B API cost per million tokens?▼
Llama 3.1 8B costs $0.18 per million input tokens and $0.18 per million output tokens as of 2026. These are the standard API rates from Meta (via Together AI).
What is the Llama 3.1 8B context window?▼
Llama 3.1 8B supports a 128K context window (128,000 tokens), which means you can process up to 128K tokens in a single API call.
How much does Llama 3.1 8B cost per month?▼
At medium usage (~200 requests/day with 500K input and 100K output tokens/day), Llama 3.1 8B costs approximately $3.24/month. Light usage runs about $0.65/month, and heavy usage (~1K requests/day) around $13.50/month.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Llama 3.1 8B?▼
Yes — Ministral 3 8B by Mistral AI is a cheaper option at $0.15/M input tokens vs $0.18/M for Llama 3.1 8B. Other budget alternatives include models in the efficient tier.
Is Llama 3.1 8B good for ai chatbot?▼
Llama 3.1 8B is a efficient model with support for text, code. For ai chatbot, it offers 128K context and costs $0.18/M input tokens — a budget-friendly choice for this use case.

Llama 3.1 8B Comparisons

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