llama-4.1-405b pricing
llama-4.1-405b costs $2.80 per 1M input tokens and $8.00 per 1M output tokens as of 2026-09-12. A workload of 10M input and 2M output tokens per month runs $44.00. The cheapest comparable alternative is claude-haiku-4.5 at $2.50 per 1M output tokens.
llama-4.1-405b is priced at $2.80 per 1M input tokens and $8.00 per 1M output tokens, with roughly 320 ms to first token and about 60 tokens/sec output throughput.
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Price per 1M tokens
Input $2.80 · Output $8.00 · Output/input ratio 2.9x.
- 1M input + 1M output tokens: $10.80
- 10M input + 2M output tokens/month: $44.00
- 100M input + 20M output tokens/month: $440.00
Cheaper alternatives to llama-4.1-405b
Same workload, lower output price. Validate quality before switching.
- mistral-large-4 — $6.00/1M output (25% cheaper)
- gpt-5-mini — $3.20/1M output (60% cheaper)
- amazon-nova-pro — $3.20/1M output (60% cheaper)
- claude-haiku-4.5 — $2.50/1M output (69% cheaper)
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Frequently asked questions
How much does llama-4.1-405b cost per million tokens?
$2.80 per 1M input tokens and $8.00 per 1M output tokens, as listed on 2026-09-12.
What does llama-4.1-405b cost per month at typical usage?
At 10M input and 2M output tokens per month, llama-4.1-405b costs about $44.00. At 100M input and 20M output tokens it costs about $440.00.
Is there a cheaper alternative to llama-4.1-405b?
Yes. mistral-large-4 at $6.00/1M output, gpt-5-mini at $3.20/1M output, amazon-nova-pro at $3.20/1M output, claude-haiku-4.5 at $2.50/1M output. Validate quality on your own evaluation set before switching.
How fast is llama-4.1-405b?
Roughly 320 ms to first token and about 60 output tokens per second.