Calculate the cost of using Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct from Hugging Face for your AI applications
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Mode: Chat
Max: 16,384 tokens
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Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct is a chat model from Hugging Face, one of 182 chat models they offer. It is priced at $0.02 per 1M input tokens and $0.05 per 1M output tokens, ranking 28 out of 2628 chat models by cost and cheaper than 99% of models in this category. It accepts up to 16K input tokens.
Note: Use the interactive calculator above to estimate costs for your specific usage patterns.
Use the maximum token limits shown above to understand the model's capacity. This model can handle up to 16,384 input tokens.
At $0.02 per 1M input tokens and $0.05 per 1M output tokens, Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct ranks 28 out of 2628 chat models by input cost. It is more affordable compared to the median of $0.50 for chat models, and is cheaper than 99% of models in this category.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | vs Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| granite-4.0-h-micro | Cloudflare | $0.02 | $0.11 | -15% |
| Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct | DeepInfra | $0.02 | $0.02 | 0% |
| Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | DeepInfra | $0.02 | $0.05 | 0% |
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No. Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct costs $0.02 per 1M input tokens while granite-4.0-h-micro costs $0.02 per 1M input tokens, making granite-4.0-h-micro 15% more affordable for input. However, Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct may offer different capabilities or performance characteristics that justify the price difference.
Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct input pricing is $0.02 per 1M tokens, which is 96% below the median of $0.50 for chat models. It ranks 28 out of 2628 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 99% of models in this category. For output, it costs $0.05 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.44.
Among Hugging Face's 182 chat models, Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct ranks 5 by input cost.
The most comparable chat models to Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct are: granite-4.0-h-micro from Cloudflare ($0.02/1M input tokens); Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct from DeepInfra ($0.02/1M input tokens); Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct from DeepInfra ($0.02/1M input tokens); Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-Turbo from DeepInfra ($0.02/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.
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Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $0.02 and generating 1M output tokens costs $0.05.