LIVE
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GEMINI-2.0-FLA$0.30 20.0%
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-CF$0.00 9.7%
DEEPSEEK-V4-FL$0.28 26.3%
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GROK-4-FAST$0.50 6.0%
QWEN-PLUS$0.78 0.6%
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MINIMAX-M2$1.00 2.9%
MINIMAX-01$1.10 8.0%
GPT-4.1-MINI$1.60 13.7%
GROK-4-1-FAST-$0.50 8.9%
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XAI$0.00 4.5%
MINIMAX-M2.7$0.00 9.9%
QWEN3.5-FLASH-$0.26 31.0%
GPT-4.1-NANO$0.40 13.0%
GEMINI-2.5-FLA$0.40 0.8%
DEEPSEEK-AI$0.00 27.0%
GROK-4.1-FAST$0.50 16.4%
MINIMAX-M3$1.20 6.1%
GOOGLE$1.50 3.4%
AUTO$0.00 9.7%
GOOGLE$0.00 27.8%
MINIMAX-M2.7$1.20 7.2%
GOOGLE$0.00 0.6%
BODYBUILDER$-1000000.00 5.4%
GLM-4-LONG$0.00 14.1%
GEMINI-2.0-FLA$0.30 20.0%
GEMINI-2.0-FLA$0.40 6.6%
-CF$0.00 9.7%
DEEPSEEK-V4-FL$0.28 26.3%
LLAMA-4-MAVERI$0.60 11.9%
GROK-4-FAST$0.50 6.0%
QWEN-PLUS$0.78 0.6%
MINIMAX-M2.1$0.95 2.6%
MINIMAX-M2$1.00 2.9%
MINIMAX-01$1.10 8.0%
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GROK-4-1-FAST-$0.50 8.9%
GPT-4.1-MINI-2$1.60 31.8%
XAI$0.00 4.5%
MINIMAX-M2.7$0.00 9.9%
QWEN3.5-FLASH-$0.26 31.0%
GPT-4.1-NANO$0.40 13.0%
GEMINI-2.5-FLA$0.40 0.8%
DEEPSEEK-AI$0.00 27.0%
GROK-4.1-FAST$0.50 16.4%
MINIMAX-M3$1.20 6.1%
GOOGLE$1.50 3.4%
AUTO$0.00 9.7%
GOOGLE$0.00 27.8%
MINIMAX-M2.7$1.20 7.2%
GOOGLE$0.00 0.6%
USTextLLAMA-3.1-8B-I Live · updated daily

llama-3.1-8b-instant

Groq
Efficiency score
89/100
5.4%
Input price
$0.05/ 1M tokens
Output price
$0.08/ 1M tokens
Context window
131K
Throughput
157tok/s
Availability
98.9%
Cost / task
$0.000

Capabilities

Accepts (input)
Text
Produces (output)
Text

7-day heat trend

5.4%

Pricing breakdown

Input price
$0.05/ 1M tokens
$0.0001 / 1K
Output price
$0.08/ 1M tokens
$0.0001 / 1K
Blended price
$0.07/ 1M tokens
$0.0001 / 1K

Typical 3:1 output-to-input mix, per 1M tokens

Estimated monthly cost by workload

Chat assistant
$24.60/ mo
1K in · 400 out · 10K req/day
RAG / long context
$67.20/ mo
8K in · 600 out · 5K req/day
Agent / tool use
$64.80/ mo
3K in · 1.5K out · 8K req/day
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Market position

  • Cheaper than 40% of tracked models
  • Faster than 67% of tracked models
  • Efficiency rank: #322 of 1105

Best suited for

General-purpose text generation, chat, summarization and content workloads where broad capability and low cost matter most.

About llama-3.1-8b-instant

Groq-hosted Llama 3.1 8B optimized for low-latency, high-throughput text generation.

llama-3.1-8b-instant is a Text model from Groq (US). HotON.ai tracks it at $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.08 per 1M output tokens, with a 131K-token context window, ~157 tokens/sec throughput and 98.9% availability. Its composite efficiency score is 89/100 at an estimated $0.000 per successful task.

Frequently asked questions

How much does llama-3.1-8b-instant cost per 1M tokens?+

llama-3.1-8b-instant is tracked at $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.08 per 1M output tokens. A typical 3:1 output-to-input workload blends to roughly $0.07 per 1M tokens. Figures are illustrative demo data.

What is llama-3.1-8b-instant best for?+

General-purpose text generation, chat, summarization and content workloads where broad capability and low cost matter most.

How fast is llama-3.1-8b-instant?+

llama-3.1-8b-instant delivers about 157 tokens/sec with 98.9% tracked availability, suitable for latency-sensitive, real-time applications.

Is llama-3.1-8b-instant cheaper than other AI models?+

Within the HotON.ai tracked set, llama-3.1-8b-instant is cheaper than 40% of models on input price and ranks #322 of 1105 by overall efficiency.

Pricing is real (via the TestKey catalog, updated daily). Quality (Arena Elo) is real where the model is ranked on LMArena. Speed, availability and efficiency are modeled estimates.