Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs Llama 4 Scout API Price Comparison

Prices updated: ·26 quotes

As of : Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has an official price of $0.1000/1M tokens; the other has no official direct pricing yet. Via relay providers, the lowest Llama 3.1 8B Instruct rate is $0.0041 (RunAPI) and Llama 4 Scout is $0.0166 (RunAPI). Context windows: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct 128K, Llama 4 Scout 10000K. Llama 4 Scout supports image input. 26 provider quotes tracked (Llama 3.1 8B Instruct: 15, Llama 4 Scout: 11), updated daily.
Llama 3.1 8B InstructBudget
Official
$0.1000
/ 1M tokens
Best Price
$0.0041
/ 1M tokens
15 providers · 128K Context
Llama 4 ScoutBudget
Lowest
$0.0166
/ 1M tokens
11 providers · 10000K Context · 👁 Vision
At the best relay price, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is ~75% cheaper.

Price Comparison

Llama 3.1 8B InstructLlama 4 Scout
Official input / 1M tokens$0.1000
Official output / 1M tokens$0.1000
Cheapest input / 1M tokens$0.0041$0.0166
Cheapest output / 1M tokens$0.0062$0.0621
providers1511
Context128K10000K
Vision

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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Llama 4 Scout — All Providers

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ProviderInput / 1MAPI
Relay / Aggregator
RunAPIRelayLowest🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.0166
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OpenRouterRelay🌐VisaMCCrypto👁Live
$0.1000
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GroqRelay🌐VisaMCLive
$0.1100
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Novita AIRelay🌐VisaMCLive
$0.1800
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Cloudflare Workers AIRelay🌐VisaMCLive
$0.2700
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ProAI APIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.3448
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Llama 4 Scout?

Official pricing for these two models cannot be directly compared. See the live provider tables below.

What context window do Llama 3.1 8B Instruct and Llama 4 Scout support?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has a 128K token context window; Llama 4 Scout has 10000K tokens.

Do Llama 3.1 8B Instruct and Llama 4 Scout support image input?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct does not support image input; Llama 4 Scout supports image input.

What is the cheapest way to access Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Llama 4 Scout?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct's lowest input price is $0.0041/1M tokens (RunAPI). Llama 4 Scout's is $0.0166/1M tokens (RunAPI). Relay providers typically offer lower prices with different SLA terms.

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