How much does Llama 3.2 1B Instruct cost per million tokens?

$0.027 per million input tokens and $0.201 per million output tokens, as listed on OpenRouter on October 21, 2026.

Does Llama 3.2 1B Instruct support prompt caching?

OpenRouter lists no cached input price for this model, so assume every input token is billed at the full rate.

Is there a cheaper model as good as Llama 3.2 1B Instruct?

Gemma 3 4B scores 22.6 on the LLMBenchmark Index, within two points of Llama 3.2 1B Instruct or above it, and costs $0.075 per million output tokens.

Llama 3.2 1B Instruct API pricing

As of October 21, 2026, Meta Llama 3.2 1B Instruct costs $0.027 per million input tokens and $0.201 per million output tokens, the median of 1 providers on OpenRouter.

Llama 3.2 1B Instruct benchmarks and specs · Every Meta Llama model's price

Input, per million tokens$0.027
Output, per million tokens$0.201
Cached input, per millionNo cache price listed
Context window60K tokens
Max output54K tokens
Output speedNot measured

What a request costs

Three fixed token mixes at the list price, without cache or batch discounts. For a whole month, use the calculator.

Cost of three workloads on Llama 3.2 1B Instruct
Workload	Tokens	One request	1,000 requests	Fits the context window
Chat turn	1K input + 500 output tokens	$0.0001	$0.128	Yes
Repository review	50K input + 3K output tokens	$0.0020	$1.95	Yes
Agent loop	200K input + 10K output tokens	$0.0074	$7.41	No, it would need splitting
Solved coding task	One SWE-bench Verified attempt, divided by the share that succeed	Not computable	Not computable

Price history

The price of Llama 3.2 1B Instruct here is the median across 1 providers on OpenRouter, so we do not track price changes for it.

Cheaper models as good as Llama 3.2 1B Instruct

Models within two points of Llama 3.2 1B Instruct or above it on the LLMBenchmark Index, with a lower output price. Cheapest first.

Llama 3.2 1B Instruct pricing questions

How much does Llama 3.2 1B Instruct cost per million tokens?: $0.027 per million input tokens and $0.201 per million output tokens, as listed on OpenRouter on October 21, 2026.
Does Llama 3.2 1B Instruct support prompt caching?: OpenRouter lists no cached input price for this model, so assume every input token is billed at the full rate.
Is there a cheaper model as good as Llama 3.2 1B Instruct?: Gemma 3 4B scores 22.6 on the LLMBenchmark Index, within two points of Llama 3.2 1B Instruct or above it, and costs $0.075 per million output tokens.
Has the price of Llama 3.2 1B Instruct changed?: The price of Llama 3.2 1B Instruct here is the median across 1 providers on OpenRouter, so we do not track price changes for it.