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Llama 3.2 3B Instruct API pricing: cheapest provider

7 providers sell Llama 3.2 3B Instruct. Lambda is cheapest; the most expensive charges 8.6× as much for the same model.

Cheapest$0.0175per 1M · Lambda
Input · output$0.015 / $0.025per 1M tokens
Price gap8.6×across 7 providers
Context131Kmax tokens

$0.0175 Lambda8.6× spread$0.15 IBM watsonx.ai

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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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Cached share of input (%)0 = no caching. Only documented cache-read rates qualify.Required context per request (tokens)0 = any. Providers without a sufficient known limit are excluded.Required featureProvider requirement

Provider	Estimated / month	Input / 1M	Output / 1M	Context
1 LambdaInference provider - lowest for your volumePricing page	$0.20	$0.015	$0.025	131,072
2 DeepInfraInference providerPricing page	$0.24	$0.02	$0.02	131,072
3 Novita AIInference providerPricing page	$0.40	$0.03	$0.05	32,768
4 Together AIInference providerPricing page	$0.72	$0.06	$0.06	131,072
5 Cloudflare Workers AICloud platformPricing page	$1.18	$0.0509	$0.335	80,000
6 Fireworks AIInference providerPricing page	$1.20	$0.10	$0.10	131,072
7 IBM watsonx.aiCloud platformPricing page	$1.80	$0.15	$0.15	128,000

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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 3.2 3B Instruct provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | 10M in + 2M out per month |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Lambda | $0.015 | $0.025 | $0.20 |
| DeepInfra | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.24 |
| Novita AI | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.40 |
| Together AI | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.72 |
| Cloudflare Workers AI | $0.0509 | $0.335 | $1.18 |
| Fireworks AI | $0.10 | $0.10 | $1.20 |
| IBM watsonx.ai | $0.15 | $0.15 | $1.80 |

Standard list prices as of Nov 1, 2026. Source: [AISelect.online](https://aiselect.online/models/llama-3-2-3b-instruct)

Price history

The cheapest price has not changed since tracking started on Sep 28, 2026: $0.0175 per 1M tokens at Lambda. All price changes

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import os

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    base_url="https://api.deepinfra.com/v1/openai",
    api_key=os.environ["DEEPINFRA_API_KEY"],
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="meta-llama/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)

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