Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Pricing — $0.10/M input, $0.10/M output
Fireworks.ai / April 2026
Input $0.10/M tokens
Output $0.10/M tokens
Context Window 128K tokens
Lightweight model for high-throughput workloads
Typical use cases
General-purpose inference, chat, extraction, structured output
Estimated monthly cost at scale
Assumes 50/50 input/output token split at stated daily volume.
| Daily Volume | Monthly Tokens | Estimated Monthly Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens/day | 30M tokens | $3.00 |
| 5M tokens/day | 150M tokens | $15.00 |
| 10M tokens/day | 300M tokens | $30.00 |
vs. other Fireworks.ai models
| Model | Input ($/M) | Output ($/M) | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | $0.90 | $0.90 | 128K |
| DeepSeek R1 | $3.00 | $8.00 | 128K |
| Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct | $0.90 | $0.90 | 32K |
| Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | $0.90 | $0.90 | 65K |
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