Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct pricing
Llama 3.2 3B is a 3-billion-parameter multilingual large language model, optimized for advanced natural language processing tasks like dialogue generation, reasoning, and summarization. Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct from OpenRouter costs $0.050 per 1M input tokens and $0.330 per 1M output tokens. Context window 131,072 tokens.
API id meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct · OpenRouter · source · updated 2026-11-10 · general-purpose
$0.050
Input / 1M tokens
$0.330
Output / 1M tokens
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Cached input / 1M
131K
Context window
Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct specifications
- Provider
- OpenRouter
- API id
meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct- Model type
- general-purpose
- Context window
- 131K tokens
- Max output
- 118K tokens
- Currency
- USD
- Price source
- Provider API
- Last checked
- 2026-11-10
What Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct costs in practice
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat turn | 1,000 | 500 | $0.0002 |
| Document summary | 50,000 | 2,000 | $0.0032 |
| 1M tokens in, 200K out | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | $0.12 |
Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.
Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct price history
| Recorded | Input /1M | Output /1M |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-08 | $0.050 | $0.330 |
| 2026-11-02 | $0.051 | $0.335 |
| 2026-10-25 | $0.050 | $0.330 |
| 2026-10-19 | $0.051 | $0.335 |
| 2026-10-16 | $0.050 | $0.330 |
| 2026-10-15 | $0.051 | $0.335 |
| 2026-08-27 | $0.050 | $0.330 |
Common questions
- How much does Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct cost per 1M tokens?
- Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct costs $0.050 per 1M input tokens and $0.330 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier.
- What is Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct's context window?
- Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct accepts up to 131,072 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 117,964 output tokens.
- Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct?
- Yes. Free Models Router is free per 1M input tokens versus $0.050 for Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct, with a 200,000 token context window.
- Where does this Meta: Llama 3.2 3B 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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