Llama 3.1 8B Pricing & Token Cost Calculator (131K context)

What Llama 3.1 8B costs in practice

Workload	Cost / call	Cost @ 1K req/day
Light · 1K in / 300 out	$0.0001	$2.25/mo
Standard · 10K in / 2K out	$0.0007	$20.09/mo
Heavy · 100K in / 20K out	$0.0066	$200.89/mo

Estimates assume medium reasoning effort, no batch discounts and no prompt caching. Turn on prompt caching and the input side typically drops 50–90% — run your own mix in the free calculator preloaded with Llama 3.1 8B.

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Prices were last verified on August 20, 2026 against Meta / Llama's official pricing page. Providers reprice frequently — see our methodology for exactly how estimates are computed, and always confirm final rates with the provider before budgeting.

Llama 3.1 8B FAQ

How much does Llama 3.1 8B cost?

Llama 3.1 8B charges $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.08 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of Llama 3.1 8B?

Llama 3.1 8B supports a context window of 131,072 tokens (131K) — roughly 98,304 English words or about 197 pages of text in a single request.

Does Llama 3.1 8B support images, audio or reasoning?

Llama 3.1 8B offers text-only processing. Fastest cheap open-weight option.

How do I estimate my Llama 3.1 8B bill?

A typical workload of 10K input and 2K output tokens costs about $0.0007 per call with Llama 3.1 8B. At 1,000 requests per day that is roughly $20.09 per month. Use the free AITokenCalculator to run your exact numbers.