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Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct API pricing: cheapest provider

10 providers sell Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct. Novita AI is cheapest; the most expensive charges 8.0× as much for the same model.

Cheapest$0.0275per 1M · Novita AI
Input · output$0.02 / $0.05per 1M tokens
Price gap8.0×across 10 providers
Accuracy27.0%GPQA
Context131Kmax tokens

$0.0275 Novita AI8.0× spread$0.22 Amazon Bedrock

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Standard list prices in USD from each provider's pricing page · last price change Sep 28, 2026 · How we collect and rank prices

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Input tokens per month (millions)Prompts, context and documents you send.Output tokens per month (millions)Tokens the model generates.

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Provider	Estimated / month	Input / 1M	Output / 1M	Context
1 Novita AIInference provider - lowest for your volumePricing page	$0.30	$0.02	$0.05	16,384
2 Nebius Token FactoryCloud platformPricing page	$0.32	$0.02	$0.06	128,000
3 LambdaInference providerPricing page	$0.33	$0.025	$0.04	131,072
4 NscaleInference providerPricing page	$0.36	$0.03	$0.03	Not listed
5 DeepInfraInference providerPricing page	$0.40	$0.03	$0.05	131,072
6 Fireworks AIInference providerPricing page	$1.20	$0.10	$0.10	131,072
7 OVHcloud AI EndpointsCloud platformBilled in EUR: €0.10 input, €0.10 output per 1M tokens. USD at the ECB rate of Oct 30, 2026 (1.1172).Pricing page	$1.34	$0.1117	$0.1117	131,000
8 PerplexityAI platformPricing page	$2.40	$0.20	$0.20	131,072
9 Amazon BedrockCloud platformPricing page	$2.64	$0.22	$0.22	128,000
10 W&B Inference (CoreWeave)Inference providerPricing page	$2.64	$0.22	$0.22	131,000

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Input volume includes the cached share, not an additional token volume. This is a list-price estimate, not a quote: cache-write charges, cache eligibility/TTL, batch discounts, long-context surcharges, regional pricing and taxes are excluded. Check the provider's terms for your workload before switching.

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| Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | 10M in + 2M out per month |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Novita AI | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.30 |
| Nebius Token Factory | $0.02 | $0.06 | $0.32 |
| Lambda | $0.025 | $0.04 | $0.33 |
| Nscale | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.36 |
| DeepInfra | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.40 |
| Fireworks AI | $0.10 | $0.10 | $1.20 |
| OVHcloud AI Endpoints | $0.1117 | $0.1117 | $1.34 |
| Perplexity | $0.20 | $0.20 | $2.40 |
| Amazon Bedrock | $0.22 | $0.22 | $2.64 |
| W&B Inference (CoreWeave) | $0.22 | $0.22 | $2.64 |

Standard list prices as of Oct 31, 2026. Source: [AISelect.online](https://aiselect.online/models/llama-3-1-8b-instruct)

Accuracy: GPQA Diamond (graduate-level science questions) measured by Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0) on Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct, run Aug 27, 2026. The model is the same at every provider, though quantized deployments can score lower.

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The cheapest price has not changed since tracking started on Sep 28, 2026: $0.0275 per 1M tokens at Novita AI. All price changes

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    api_key=os.environ["NOVITA_API_KEY"],
)
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    model="meta-llama/llama-3.1-8b-instruct",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
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