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Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct pricing

Llama 3.2 1B is a 1-billion-parameter language model focused on efficiently performing natural language tasks, such as summarization, dialogue, and multilingual text analysis. Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct from OpenRouter costs $0.027 per 1M input tokens and $0.201 per 1M output tokens. Context window 60,000 tokens.

API id meta-llama/llama-3.2-1b-instruct · OpenRouter · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose

$0.027
Input / 1M tokens
$0.201
Output / 1M tokens
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Cached input / 1M
60K
Context window

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct specifications

Provider
OpenRouter
API id
meta-llama/llama-3.2-1b-instruct
Model type
general-purpose
Context window
60K tokens
Max output
54K tokens
Currency
USD
Price source
Provider API
Last checked
2026-09-25

What Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct costs in practice

Estimated cost at common usage volumes
WorkloadInput tokensOutput tokensEstimated cost
Short chat turn1,000500$0.0001
Document summary50,0002,000$0.0018
1M tokens in, 200K out1,000,000200,000$0.07

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

Common questions

How much does Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct cost per 1M tokens?
Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct costs $0.027 per 1M input tokens and $0.201 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier.
What is Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct's context window?
Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct accepts up to 60,000 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 54,000 output tokens.
Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct?
Yes. Mistral: Mistral Nemo is $0.019 per 1M input tokens versus $0.027 for Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct, with a 131,072 token context window.
Where does this Meta: Llama 3.2 1B 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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