Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct
The Meta Llama 3.2 1B Instruct is designed for handling text inputs within an expansive context length of up to 60,000 tokens but lacks support for tools, reasoning, or structured output. This model excels in processing extensive textual data but does not offer the flexibility of interacting with external resources or performing complex logical reasoning tasks. Given its cost at $0.027 per million input tokens and $0.201 per million output tokens, it is more suitable for applications where detailed text generation is needed on a budget, particularly when benchmark coverage is still developing. The absence of comprehensive independent benchmarks means that while the model may be effective for specific text-intensive tasks, its true performance remains to be fully validated.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 0.0 across 2 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-08-13. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 1.6 |
| EQ-Bench | emotional understanding in dialogue | 11.0 |
- Model ID
- meta-llama/llama-3.2-1b-instruct
- Vendor
- meta-llama
- Released
- September 2024
- Tokenizer
- Llama3
- Input Modalities
- text
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 60,000 tokens
- Tool Calling
- not supported
- Structured Output
- not supported
- Reasoning Mode
- not supported
- Vision
- text only
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.03/M input and $0.20/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | under $0.01 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.02 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $0.54 |
Price & spec history
Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-07-17.
| Date | Input /M | Output /M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | $0.03 | $0.20 | 60,000 |
| 2026-07-17 | $0.03 | $0.20 | 131,072 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct cost?
- $0.03 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens.
- What is Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct's context window?
- 60,000 tokens, roughly 90 pages of text in a single request.
- Can Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct process images?
- No, it is text-only on the input side.