- Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (free) — $0 sample workload
- Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) — $0 sample workload
- Llama 3.1 8B Instruct — $0.04 sample workload
- Llama 3.2 1B Instruct — $0.13 sample workload
- Llama 3 8B Instruct — $0.21 sample workload
Meta LLM API Models & Pricing
Browse Meta LLM API models with normalized prompt pricing, output pricing, context windows, release dates, and popularity signals.
13Models tracked
13Priced models
11Popular models
0Latest releases
Provider shortlist
Use Meta as a model-level shortlist, not a single default choice.
Start from the cost, context, and popularity picks below, then open the model pages or head-to-head comparisons before choosing an API.
Cost pick
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (free)
$0 sample workload
Context pick
Llama 4 Scout
10M context window
Popular pick
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
#44 popularity signal
When to avoid
Verify model fit
Do not choose by provider name alone. Compare model-level input price, output price, context window, release timing, and current availability before production use.
- Llama 4 Scout — 10M
- Llama 4 Maverick — 1.05M
- Llama Guard 4 12B — 163.84K
- Llama 3.1 8B Instruct — 131.07K
- Llama 3.3 70B Instruct — 131.07K
Meta comparisons
Search Meta comparisons| Comparison | Sample Cost Winner | Larger Context | Newest Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥Claude Opus 4.6 vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Claude Opus 4.6 | |
| 🔥Claude Opus 4.7 vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Claude Opus 4.7 | |
| 🔥Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V3.2 vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Tie | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | DeepSeek V4 Flash | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | DeepSeek V4 Pro | |
| 🔥Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | |
| 🔥Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Gemini 2.5 Flash |
Cross-Provider Alternatives
Open alternatives hubUse this shortlist when Meta is not a hard requirement and your first constraint is workload cost.
| Alternative | Provider | Sample Cost | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥Owl Alpha | OpenRouter | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.05M |
| New🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| 🔥Laguna M.1 (free) | Poolside | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
| Nemotron 3 Super (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| gpt-oss-120b (free) | OpenAI | $0 | $0 | $0 | 131.07K |
| Laguna XS.2 (free) | Poolside | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
Meta model catalog
Browse all models| Model | Prompt | Output | Context | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | $0.02 | $0.03 | 131.07K | #44 |
| Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | $0.1 | $0.32 | 131.07K | #79 |
| Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | $0.4 | $0.4 | 131.07K | #114 |
| Llama Guard 4 12B | $0.18 | $0.18 | 163.84K | #162 |
| Llama 3.2 3B Instruct | $0.0509 | $0.335 | 131.07K | #191 |
| Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct | $0.345 | $0.345 | 131.07K | #197 |
| Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (free) | $0 | $0 | 131.07K | #213 |
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | $0.027 | $0.201 | 131.07K | #218 |
| Llama 3 8B Instruct | $0.14 | $0.14 | 8.19K | #224 |
| Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) | $0 | $0 | 131.07K | #258 |
| Llama 3 70B Instruct | $0.51 | $0.74 | 8.19K | #261 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | $0.15 | $0.6 | 1.05M | |
| Llama 4 Scout | $0.1 | $0.3 | 10M |