Mistral Large vs Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct — API Pricing Comparison
Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is 100% cheaper than Mistral Large at the same token volume. Data as of 2026-02-27.
Mistral Large
mistralai
Total /1M tokens
$8.000Input $2.000 · Output $6.000
Context: 128K tokens
Full details →Context: 128K tokens
Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
meta-llama
Total /1M tokens
$0.0400Input $0.0200 · Output $0.0200
Context: 131K tokens
Full details →Context: 131K tokens
Monthly Cost Comparison
| Monthly usage | Mistral Large | Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct | Savings with Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens/month | $8.00 | $0.04 | $7.96 |
| 10M tokens/month | $80.00 | $0.40 | $79.60 |
| 100M tokens/month | $800.00 | $4.00 | $796.00 |
| 1B tokens/month | $8,000.00 | $40.00 | $7,960.00 |
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