Llama 3.2 3B Preview Pricing — $0.06/M input, $0.06/M output
Groq / April 2026
Input $0.06/M tokens
Output $0.06/M tokens
Context Window 128K tokens
Small, fast model for routing and triage
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 | $1.80 |
| 5M tokens/day | 150M tokens | $9.00 |
| 10M tokens/day | 300M tokens | $18.00 |
vs. other Groq models
| Model | Input ($/M) | Output ($/M) | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.3 70B Versatile | $0.59 | $0.79 | 128K |
| Mixtral 8x7B | $0.24 | $0.24 | 32K |
| Gemma 2 9B | $0.20 | $0.20 | 8K |
| Llama 3.1 8B Instant | $0.05 | $0.08 | 128K |
| Llama 3.2 1B Preview | $0.04 | $0.04 | 128K |
| DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B | $0.75 | $0.99 | 128K |
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