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Llama 3.1 405B vs Llama 3.1 8B

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Meta · 128k context | Meta · 128k context

Pricing Comparison

Metric	Llama 3.1 405B	Llama 3.1 8B
Input / 1M tokens	$3.5	$0.02
Output / 1M tokens	$3.5	$0.05
Cached input / 1M	—	—
Context window	128k	128k
Provider	Meta	Meta

Cost Calculator

Input tokens

Output tokens

Requests/day

💰 Llama 3.1 8B saves $1,561.50/month (99% cheaper)

LLlama 3.1 405B

Per request$0.005250

Daily$52.50

Monthly$1,575.00

Yearly$19,162.50

LLlama 3.1 8BCHEAPER

Per request$0.000045

Daily$0.4500

Monthly$13.50

Yearly$164.25

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Choose Llama 3.1 405B when…

✓ Optimized for: Max open-source performance

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Choose Llama 3.1 8B when…

✓ Cheaper for RAG & document retrieval (lower input cost)
✓ 99% cheaper per input token
✓ Cheaper for generation-heavy workloads (lower output cost)
✓ Optimized for: Budget bulk processing

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