Which is cheaper, gpt-oss-120b or Llama 3.2 1B Instruct?

Llama 3.2 1B Instruct, at $0.04 per million tokens against $0.24 for gpt-oss-120b, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

gpt-oss-120b: $0.24 at LLM Gateway. Llama 3.2 1B Instruct: $0.04 at Inference.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. 8 providers sell both: Novita, Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter, TrustedRouter, Together AI, Eden AI, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is Novita.

Which holds more context?

gpt-oss-120b, at 131k tokens against 60k.

gpt-oss-120b vs Llama 3.2 1B Instruct.

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

gpt-oss-120b takes 3 of 5 rounds against Llama 3.2 1B Instruct. Llama 3.2 1B Instruct counters on price: $0.04 per million tokens against $0.24, for 60k context instead of 131k.

OpenAIwins 3 rounds

gpt-oss-120b

$0.24/M tokens

cheapest we can explain, at LLM Gateway · $0.0276 per 1,000 pages

131k context · tool calling · open weights

LLM Gateway ↗

Llama 3.2 1B Instruct

$0.04/M tokens

cheapest we can explain, at Inference · $0.0066 per 1,000 pages

60k context · open weights

List price in (lower wins)

$0.04/M

$0.03/M

List price out (lower wins)

$0.17/M

$0.20/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

$0.24/M at LLM Gateway

$0.04/M at Inference

Standard price (lower wins)

$0.28/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.0276

$0.0066

Context

131k tokens

60k tokens

Open weights

yes

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

yes

Reads images

Reasoning

yes

Released

5 Aug 2025

25 Sept 2024

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

OpenRouter

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

not stated

Providers selling both · 8

Novita$0.40 / $0.08
Kilo Gateway$0.26 / $0.28
OpenRouter$0.28 / $0.28
TrustedRouter$0.27 / $0.30
Together AI$1.05 / $0.24
Eden AI$1.05 / $0.28
Pioneer$1.08 / $0.40
Cloudflare Workers AI$1.80 / $0.28

gpt-oss-120b then Llama 3.2 1B Instruct, per million tokens

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What moved in the last seven days

gpt-oss-120bCharm Hyper$0.17 / $0.66 $0.18 / $0.684% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
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gpt-oss-120bDigitalOcean Gradient$0.06 / $0.39 $0.06 / $0.429% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
gpt-oss-120bEden AI$0.17 / $0.76 $0.17 / $0.750.6% cheaper · 16 Sept 2026
gpt-oss-120bio.net Intelligence$0.17 / $0.66 $0.18 / $0.684% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
gpt-oss-120bMancer$22,000 / $200,000 $20,000 / $160,00017% cheaper · 16 Sept 2026
gpt-oss-120bMancer$0.06 / $0.50 $0.05 / $0.4017% cheaper · 16 Sept 2026
gpt-oss-120bNous Portal$0.02 / $0.14 $0.03 / $0.1725% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
gpt-oss-120bRequesty$0.15 / $0.60 $0.03 / $0.1478% cheaper · 16 Sept 2026

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, gpt-oss-120b or Llama 3.2 1B Instruct?: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct, at $0.04 per million tokens against $0.24 for gpt-oss-120b, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: gpt-oss-120b: $0.24 at LLM Gateway. Llama 3.2 1B Instruct: $0.04 at Inference.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. 8 providers sell both: Novita, Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter, TrustedRouter, Together AI, Eden AI, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is Novita.
Which holds more context?: gpt-oss-120b, at 131k tokens against 60k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.