Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs DeepSeek Flash Latest: pricing comparison
DeepSeek Flash Latest is the cheaper option at $0.00/$2.40 per 1M input/output tokens — Llama 3.1 8B Instruct ($0.05/$0.08) costs about 17x more per input token. Full spec-by-spec breakdown below.
| Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | DeepSeek Flash Latest | |
|---|---|---|
| Input /1M tokens | $0.05 | $0.00 |
| Output /1M tokens | $0.08 | $2.40 |
| Cache read /1M | $0.02 | $0.00 |
| Context window | 131K | 1.0M |
| Provider | Meta | ~deepseek |
| Vision input | No | Yes |
| Released | Jul 2024 | Sep 2026 |
Real workload costs: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs DeepSeek Flash Latest
Cost per single request at common token profiles — the cheapest model for each workload is highlighted.
| Workload | Tokens (in / out) | Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | DeepSeek Flash Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatbot message | 500 / 300 | <$0.0001 | $0.0007 |
| RAG query with context | 4,000 / 500 | $0.0002 | $0.0012 |
| Document summarization | 20,000 / 1,000 | $0.0011 | $0.0025 |
| Agent coding session | 100,000 / 5,000 | $0.0054 | $0.01 |
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs DeepSeek Flash Latest?
DeepSeek Flash Latest is the cheapest on input tokens at $0.00 per 1M, and Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is cheapest on output at $0.08 per 1M. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct costs about 17x more per input token than DeepSeek Flash Latest.
How much does Llama 3.1 8B Instruct cost per 1M tokens?
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct costs $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.08 per 1M output tokens on the Meta API, with a 131K-token context window.
How much does DeepSeek Flash Latest cost per 1M tokens?
DeepSeek Flash Latest costs $0.00 per 1M input tokens and $2.40 per 1M output tokens on the ~deepseek API, with a 1.0M-token context window.
What does a typical request cost on Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs DeepSeek Flash Latest?
For a typical request with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct costs $0.0001, DeepSeek Flash Latest costs $0.0012. At 1,000 requests/day for a month that is $4.20 for Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs $36.18 for DeepSeek Flash Latest.
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Pricing data via the OpenRouter models API.