Using Llama 3.2 3B Instruct on OpenRouter

Implementation guide · Llama 3.2 · AI at Meta

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OpenRouter exposes Llama 3.2 3B Instruct through model ID meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.

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Quick Start

  1. 1
    Create an account at OpenRouter and generate an API key.
  2. 2
    Use the OpenRouter SDK or REST API to call meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct — see the documentation for request format.
  3. 3
    You'll be billed $0.05/1M input, $0.34/1M output tokens. See full pricing.
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Code Examples

See OpenRouter documentation for integration details.

Pricing on OpenRouter

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$0.05
Output tokens$0.34

Capabilities

Structured Outputs

About Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is Meta's Llama 3.2 model. It offers a 128K-token context window with weights openly available for self-hosting and scores 34.7 on MMLU PRO.

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Model Specs

Released2024-09-25
Parameters3.21B
Context128k
ArchitectureDecoder Only
Knowledge cutoff2023-12

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Provider

OpenRouter

OpenRouter, Inc.

New York, NY, USA