Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct API Pricing
Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct costs $0.400 per 1M input tokens and $0.400 per 1M output tokens. Context window: 131K. Prices verified 2026-10-21 · source
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What would Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct cost you per month?
| Workload | Requests/mo | Avg tokens (in/out) | Est. monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light chatbot | 10,000 | 800 / 400 | $4.80 |
| Coding agent | 5,000 | 8,000 / 2,000 | $20.00 |
| RAG pipeline | 30,000 | 4,000 / 500 | $54.00 |
| Doc summarizer | 2,000 | 20,000 / 1,000 | $16.80 |
Estimates use list prices without prompt caching. Caching can cut input cost by up to 90% on repeated context.
About Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Meta's latest class of model (Llama 3.1) launched with a variety of sizes & flavors. This 70B instruct-tuned version is optimized for high quality dialogue usecases. It has demonstrated strong...
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct cost?
Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct costs $0.400 per 1M input tokens and $0.400 per 1M output tokens. Verified 2026-10-21 — provider source.
What is the context window?
131K tokens, with up to 16K output tokens per response. That's roughly 164 pages of text in a single request.
Does it support prompt caching?
Prompt-caching pricing is not published for this model via OpenRouter.
What's a cheaper alternative?
ScaleDown: Summarize saves about 93% on a typical workload with comparable quality.
Official resources
- Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct on OpenRouter — live endpoint, pricing source of record.
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