What is Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct's context window?

Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct accepts up to 131,072 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 16,384 output tokens.

Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?

Yes. MythoMax 13B is $0.080 per 1M input tokens versus $0.400 for Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct, with a 8,192 token context window.

Where does this Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct price come from?

From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.

Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct pricing

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. Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct from OpenRouter costs $0.400 per 1M input tokens and $0.400 per 1M output tokens. Context window 131,072 tokens.

API id meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct · OpenRouter · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose

$0.400

Input / 1M tokens

$0.400

Output / 1M tokens

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Cached input / 1M

131K

Context window

Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct specifications

Provider: OpenRouter
API id: meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct
Model type: general-purpose
Context window: 131K tokens
Max output: 16K tokens
Currency: USD
Price source: Provider API
Last checked: 2026-09-25

What Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct costs in practice

Estimated cost at common usage volumes
Workload	Input tokens	Output tokens	Estimated cost
Short chat turn	1,000	500	$0.0006
Document summary	50,000	2,000	$0.02
1M tokens in, 200K out	1,000,000	200,000	$0.48

Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.

Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct price history

Recorded	Input /1M	Output /1M
2026-09-22	$0.400	$0.400
2026-09-21	$0.720	$0.720
2026-09-13	$0.400	$0.400
2026-09-11	$0.720	$0.720
2026-08-27	$0.400	$0.400

Common questions

How much does Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct cost per 1M tokens?: Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct costs $0.400 per 1M input tokens and $0.400 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier.
What is Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct's context window?: Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct accepts up to 131,072 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 16,384 output tokens.
Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?: Yes. MythoMax 13B is $0.080 per 1M input tokens versus $0.400 for Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct, with a 8,192 token context window.
Where does this Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct price come from?: From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.

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