Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs DeepSeek V4 Flash API Price Comparison

Prices updated: ·31 quotes

As of : At official rates, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is $0.1000/1M input tokens and DeepSeek V4 Flash is $0.1400 — Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is ~29% cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Flash. Via relay providers, the lowest Llama 3.1 8B Instruct rate is $0.0041 (RunAPI) and DeepSeek V4 Flash is $0.0158 (RunAPI). Context windows: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct 128K, DeepSeek V4 Flash 1049K. 31 provider quotes tracked (Llama 3.1 8B Instruct: 15, DeepSeek V4 Flash: 16), updated daily.
Llama 3.1 8B InstructBudget
Official
$0.1000
/ 1M tokens
Best Price
$0.0041
/ 1M tokens
15 providers · 128K Context
DeepSeek V4 FlashBudget
Official
$0.1400
/ 1M tokens
Best Price
$0.0158
/ 1M tokens
16 providers · 1049K Context
At official prices, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is ~29% cheaper. At the best relay price, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is ~74% cheaper.

Price Comparison

Llama 3.1 8B InstructDeepSeek V4 Flash
Official input / 1M tokens$0.1000$0.1400
Official output / 1M tokens$0.1000$0.2800
Cheapest input / 1M tokens$0.0041$0.0158
Cheapest output / 1M tokens$0.0062$0.0315
providers1516
Context128K1049K
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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct — All Providers

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ProviderInput / 1MAPI
Official
CerebrasOfficial🌐VisaMCLive
$0.1000
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Relay / Aggregator
RunAPIRelayLowest🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0041
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OpenRouterRelay🌐VisaMCCryptoLive
$0.0200
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Novita AIRelay🌐VisaMCLive
$0.0200
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Nebius AIRelay🌐Manual
$0.0200
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Cloudflare Workers AIRelay🌐VisaMCLive
$0.0450
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Neets.aiRelay🌐VisaMCManual
$0.0500
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DeepSeek V4 Flash — All Providers

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ProviderInput / 1MAPI
Official
DeepSeekOfficial🇨🇳VisaMC支付宝微信Live
$0.1400
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Relay / Aggregator
RunAPIRelayLowest🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.0158
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EasyRouterRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.0193
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LaoZhang APIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.0193
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TreeRouterRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.0414
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OpenRouterRelay🌐VisaMCCryptoLive
$0.0900
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Deep InfraRelay🌐VisaMCLive
$0.1000
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or DeepSeek V4 Flash?

At official price, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is cheaper by ~29%. At the best relay price, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct with a ~74% difference.

What context window do Llama 3.1 8B Instruct and DeepSeek V4 Flash support?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has a 128K token context window; DeepSeek V4 Flash has 1049K tokens.

Do Llama 3.1 8B Instruct and DeepSeek V4 Flash support image input?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct does not support image input; DeepSeek V4 Flash does not support image input.

What is the cheapest way to access Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or DeepSeek V4 Flash?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct's lowest input price is $0.0041/1M tokens (RunAPI). DeepSeek V4 Flash's is $0.0158/1M tokens (RunAPI). Relay providers typically offer lower prices with different SLA terms.

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