Llama 3.2 1B Instruct

Pick up to 3 models · pricing, context and capabilities · simulate your product cost

Data updated on September 30, 2026· 217 models

Meta1B Instruct

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.

Reasoning estimated
Speed estimated
Input
Output
Context
60 K tokens
Max output
54 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
$0.027
Output, $ per 1M tokens
$0.201
Cache read, $ per 1M
—
Batch (input / output)
—
Tool calling
No
Released
09/25/2024
Knowledge cutoff
—
API id
meta-llama/llama-3.2-1b-instruct

Summary from the data

Llama 3.2 1B Instruct is a Meta model available by API since 09/25/2024. It costs $0.027 per million input tokens and $0.201 per million output tokens, accepts 60 K tokens of context and generates up to 54 K tokens per response. Input: text; output: text. It has no reasoning mode. It does not support tool calling. With 10,000 requests a month of 1,500 input and 400 output tokens it would cost about $1.21 a month.

Compare Llama 3.2 1B Instruct with…

All Meta models →

What would your product cost?

Estimate the monthly cost with your app's real volume. List prices, no cache or batch discounts.

Llama 3.2 1B Instruct
$1.21/mo

The 6 cheapest for this scenario (chat, last 12 months)

  1. 1Lyria 3 Pro Preview Google$0.00
  2. 2Lyria 3 Clip Preview Google$0.00
  3. 3Qwen3.7 Flash Qwen$0.97
  4. 4DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 DeepSeek$1.55
  5. 5Ministral 3 3B 2512 Mistral$1.90
  6. 6Qwen3.5-Flash Qwen$2.02

Frequently asked questions

How much does Llama 3.2 1B Instruct cost per million tokens?

Llama 3.2 1B Instruct costs $0.027 per million input tokens and $0.201 per million output tokens (USD, list price). Cache read: not published. Batch tier: not published.

What context window does Llama 3.2 1B Instruct have?

Llama 3.2 1B Instruct accepts 60 K tokens of context per request and generates up to 54 K tokens per response.

Does Llama 3.2 1B Instruct accept images, audio or files?

Input: text. Output: text.

Does Llama 3.2 1B Instruct have a reasoning mode and tool calling?

It has no reasoning mode. It does not support tool calling.

When was Llama 3.2 1B Instruct released and what is its knowledge cutoff?

Llama 3.2 1B Instruct has been available by API since 09/25/2024. Knowledge cutoff: not published.

What would an app built on Llama 3.2 1B Instruct cost?

With 10,000 requests a month of 1,500 input and 400 output tokens, Llama 3.2 1B Instruct would cost about $1.21 a month at list price, without cache or batch discounts.

What is the API id of Llama 3.2 1B Instruct?

The id is meta-llama/llama-3.2-1b-instruct. It is the name passed in the model parameter of the API (or on OpenRouter).

Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?

From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.

What does price per million tokens mean?

It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.

Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.