Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
$0.051 per 1M input tokens and $0.335 per 1M output tokens · 131K context · JSON, open weights.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What Llama 3.2 3B Instruct costs per month
Estimated monthly bill for typical workloads. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Customer chatbot 1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each | $46.46 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $7.09 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $26.36 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $0.891 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $60.89 |
Price history
We started tracking Llama 3.2 3B Instruct on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Where to run Llama 3.2 3B Instruct: 2 providers
Parasail is the cheapest at $0.05 input / $0.33 output per 1M tokens. Uptime is the average over the last 30 days as reported by OpenRouter; see provider reliability.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Uptime | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parasail | $0.05 | $0.33 | 131K | 98.7% | bf16 |
| Cloudflare | $0.051 | $0.335 | 80K | 100% | — |
Cheaper alternatives to Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
Models with the same structured output for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.3 Flash Z.ai | $0.041 | $0.12 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Ling 3.0 Flash VL inclusionAI | $0.06 | $0.18 | 131K | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Solar Mini 4 Upstage | $0.05 | $0.20 | 524K | toolsreasoningJSON |
| Ling 3.0 Flash inclusionAI | $0.021 | $0.063 | 262K | toolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Qwen3.5-9B Qwen | $0.08 | $0.13 | 262K | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
How to pay less for Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $46.46 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to GLM 5.3 Flash (similar capabilities) | $16.82 | $29.64 (64%) |
Other workloads: cut-your-bill tool for Llama 3.2 3B Instruct.
Specifications
| Model ID | meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct |
| Input | text |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | No |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | No |
| Open weights | Yes — meta-llama/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2023-12-31 |
| Released | Sep 25, 2024 |
FAQ
- How much does Llama 3.2 3B Instruct cost?
- $0.051 per million input tokens and $0.335 per million output tokens. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of Llama 3.2 3B Instruct?
- 131K tokens, with up to 72K output tokens per response.
- Does Llama 3.2 3B Instruct support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: no. Tool calling: no. Structured (JSON) output: yes. Reasoning mode: no.
- What are cheaper alternatives to Llama 3.2 3B Instruct?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.041 / $0.12), Ling 3.0 Flash VL ($0.06 / $0.18), Solar Mini 4 ($0.05 / $0.20).
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