Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free)
Meta Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) — pricing, 131k context window, API cost calculator and alternatives.
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Specs
- Provider
- Meta
- Slug
- meta-llama/llama-3-2-3b-instruct-free
- Capabilities
- text-only
Pricing freshness
- Tier
- standard
- Currency
- USD
- As of
- 2026-05-08 17:08 UTC
Pricing history
Tracking Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) pricing since 2026-05-08. We'll plot the chart here once it changes.
Quickstart — call Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) from your app
curl https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "meta-llama/llama-3-2-3b-instruct-free",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
}'Official docs: https://openrouter.ai/docs
# pip install openai
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
api_key=os.environ["OPENROUTER_API_KEY"],
)
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
model="meta-llama/llama-3-2-3b-instruct-free",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)Official docs: https://openrouter.ai/docs
// npm install openai
import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
apiKey: process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY,
});
const resp = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "meta-llama/llama-3-2-3b-instruct-free",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(resp.choices[0].message.content);Official docs: https://openrouter.ai/docs
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Frequently asked questions
What is Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free)?
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) is a large language model API from Meta with a 131k-token context window. It costs $0 per 1M input tokens and $0 per 1M output tokens.
How much does Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) cost?
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) is priced at $0 per 1M input tokens and $0 per 1M output tokens via the Meta API. A 50/50 input/output workload of 1M total tokens costs about $0.
What is the context window of Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free)?
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) supports up to 131k tokens of context per request — roughly 262 pages of English text or 16384 lines of code at a typical density.
Does Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) support vision, tool use, or JSON mode?
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) is a text-only model — it does not support vision, tool use, or structured JSON mode.
Who makes Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free)?
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) is built and operated by Meta. Pricing, context window, and capabilities on this page are refreshed nightly from Meta's public catalog.
Can I self-host Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free)?
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) is API-only — its weights are not publicly distributed by Meta, so it cannot be self-hosted today.