Llama 3.3 70B Instruct vs Granite 4.0 Micro: pricing comparison
Granite 4.0 Micro is the cheaper option at $0.02/$0.11 per 1M input/output tokens — Llama 3.3 70B Instruct ($0.10/$0.32) costs about 5.9x more per input token. Full spec-by-spec breakdown below.
| Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | Granite 4.0 Micro | |
|---|---|---|
| Input /1M tokens | $0.10 | $0.02 |
| Output /1M tokens | $0.32 | $0.11 |
| Cache read /1M | — | — |
| Context window | 131K | 131K |
| Provider | Meta | Ibm-granite |
| Vision input | No | No |
| Released | Dec 2024 | Oct 2025 |
Real workload costs: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct vs Granite 4.0 Micro
Cost per single request at common token profiles — the cheapest model for each workload is highlighted.
| Workload | Tokens (in / out) | Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatbot message | 500 / 300 | $0.0001 | <$0.0001 |
| RAG query with context | 4,000 / 500 | $0.0006 | $0.0001 |
| Document summarization | 20,000 / 1,000 | $0.0023 | $0.0005 |
| Agent coding session | 100,000 / 5,000 | $0.01 | $0.0023 |
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct vs Granite 4.0 Micro?
Granite 4.0 Micro is the cheapest on input tokens at $0.02 per 1M, and Granite 4.0 Micro is cheapest on output at $0.11 per 1M. Llama 3.3 70B Instruct costs about 5.9x more per input token than Granite 4.0 Micro.
How much does Llama 3.3 70B Instruct cost per 1M tokens?
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct costs $0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.32 per 1M output tokens on the Meta API, with a 131K-token context window.
How much does Granite 4.0 Micro cost per 1M tokens?
Granite 4.0 Micro costs $0.02 per 1M input tokens and $0.11 per 1M output tokens on the Ibm-granite API, with a 131K-token context window.
What does a typical request cost on Llama 3.3 70B Instruct vs Granite 4.0 Micro?
For a typical request with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct costs $0.0004, Granite 4.0 Micro costs <$0.0001. At 1,000 requests/day for a month that is $10.80 for Llama 3.3 70B Instruct vs $2.70 for Granite 4.0 Micro.
Estimate your own workload with the per-model calculators (Llama 3.3 70B Instruct, Granite 4.0 Micro), browse all current prices on the live model pricing dashboard, or run these models head-to-head on a real prompt (free account required). Prices may differ from provider list prices for batch or tiered usage.
Pricing data via the OpenRouter models API.