Provider pricing
Meta AI API pricing
Meta's Llama 4 models are open-source and free to self-host, but also available via hosted API providers at competitive prices. Llama 4 Maverick offers a 1M token context window, while Scout provides an efficient 512K option — both at rock-bottom API prices.
Founded2004 (Meta AI Research)
HeadquartersMenlo Park, CA
Tracked models10
Best for
Teams that want self-hosting flexibility, open-source transparency, or the lowest possible cost.
Strengths
- Fully open-source — free to self-host with no license fees
- Maverick: 1M context window at $0.20/M input
- Scout: ultra-efficient at $0.10/M input
- Available on every major cloud and inference provider
Tracked Meta models
| Model | Input $/M | Output $/M | Context | Tier | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 4 Maverick | $0.200 | $0.600 | 1,000,000 | Open Source | Free self-host, strong general purpose |
| Llama 4 Scout | $0.100 | $0.250 | 10,000,000 | Open Source | Free self-host, efficient |
| Llama 3 8B | $0.050 | $0.080 | 8,192 | Open Source | Previous-gen 8B open-weight for chat and edge |
| Llama 3.3 70B | $0.200 | $0.600 | 128,000 | Open Source | 70B instruction-tuned open-weight — strong general purpose |
| Llama 3.1 405B | $2.70 | $2.70 | 128,000 | Open Source | Largest open-weight Llama — frontier-class quality |
| Llama 3.1 70B | $0.200 | $0.600 | 128,000 | Open Source | Open-weight 70B for production agents and reasoning |
| Llama 3.1 8B | $0.050 | $0.080 | 128,000 | Open Source | Open-weight 8B for low-latency chat and edge |
| Llama 3 70B | $0.300 | $0.400 | 8,192 | Open Source | Previous-gen Llama 3 70B instruct |
| Llama 4 Behemoth | $0.800 | $2.40 | 256,000 | Premium | 2T-parameter teacher model — frontier open-weight quality |
| Llama 4.1 70B | $0.250 | $0.700 | 1,000,000 | Open Source | Refreshed 70B with 1M context — strong general purpose |