Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs Nova Micro 1.0
Prices checked
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct takes 4 of 5 rounds against Nova Micro 1.0. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.02 per million tokens against $0.06.
MetaWins 4 roundsLlama 3.1 8B Instruct
131k context · tool calling · open weights
$0.02/M tokensCheapest price, at Helicone · 1.4¢ per 1,000 pages
Nova Micro 1.0
128k context · tool calling
$0.06/M tokensOpenRouter's own price · 2.9¢ per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.05/M
$0.04/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$0.08/M
$0.14/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
$0.02/M at Helicone
none below the maker
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$0.06/M
$0.06/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
1.4¢
2.9¢
Context
131k tokens
128k tokens
Open weights
yes
not published
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
no
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
no
no
Released
23 Jul 2024
5 Dec 2024
Providers selling it
29
6
Price we measure against
OpenRouter
OpenRouter
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not published
no provider to check
Providers selling both · 3
Kilo Gateway$0.03 / $0.06
Nous Portal$0.06 / $0.06
OpenRouter$0.06 / $0.06
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct, then Nova Micro 1.0, per million tokens.
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or change the weighting, in the tool.
What moved this week
- Nous Portal · 130% dearer · 5¢ / 8¢ 2¢ / 4¢
Eden AI · 445% dearer · $0.15 / $0.15 2¢ / 5¢
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Nova Micro 1.0?
- Llama 3.1 8B Instruct, at $0.02 per million tokens against $0.06 for Nova Micro 1.0, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 31 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Llama 3.1 8B Instruct: $0.02 at Helicone. Nova Micro 1.0: nobody sells it below OpenRouter's own price with a stated reason, so $0.06 is the number to beat.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 3 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.
- Which holds more context?
- Llama 3.1 8B Instruct, at 131k tokens against 128k.
Prices exclude tax, read 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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