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GPT-5.4 Nano vs Llama 3.2 1B Instruct

List-price comparison · GPT-5.4 Nano details · Llama 3.2 1B Instruct details

For a typical workload (100,000 requests / mo), Llama 3.2 1B Instruct costs 85% less $11.28/mo vs $74.00/mo.

 GPT-5.4 NanoLlama 3.2 1B Instruct
Input / 1M tokens$0.200$0.027
Output / 1M tokens$1.25$0.201
Typical request (1,200 in + 400 out)$0.0007$0.0001
Context window400k tokens131,072 tokens
Max output128k tokens60k tokens
TierFlashFlash
ProviderOpenAIMeta

Projected monthly cost

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GPT-5.4 Nano

Cheapest OpenAI option for high-throughput classification, tagging, and routing — ideal as a first-pass filter before a stronger model.

Limited reasoning depth means it should be treated as a triage layer, not a final answer source, for anything business-critical.

Llama 3.2 1B Instruct

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