LiteLLMModels

Databricks Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct API Pricing

As of October 10, 2026, Databricks Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.45 per 1M output tokens on Databricks, with cache reads at $0.15 and cache writes at $0.15 per 1M tokens. It has a 200,000-token context window and returns up to 128,000 tokens per response.

Model ID databricks/databricks-meta-llama-3-1-8b-instructPrices updated Checked
Input
$0.15 / 1M tokens
Output
$0.45 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.15 / 1M tokens
Context window
200,000 tokens
Max output
128,000 tokens
Providers
1
Added to LiteLLM
December 2025

Databricks Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct pricing by provider

1 listing across 1 provider. Token prices are in US dollars per 1M tokens. The highlighted row is the price quoted above.

ProviderModel name in LiteLLMInputOutputCache readCache writeContext
Databricksdatabricks/databricks-meta-llama-3-1-8b-instruct$0.15$0.45$0.15$0.15200K

What Databricks Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct costs in practice

1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each

Databricks$0.525

100 long-document requests with 100,000 input and 2,000 output tokens each

Databricks$1.59

Use Databricks Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct with LiteLLM

Call Databricks Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct through the LiteLLM Python SDK, or put it behind the LiteLLM proxy and send OpenAI-format requests to /v1/chat/completions. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at these prices.

Python SDK
from litellm import completion

response = completion(
    model="databricks/databricks-meta-llama-3-1-8b-instruct",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
Proxy config.yaml
model_list:
  - model_name: databricks-meta-llama-3-1-8b-instruct
    litellm_params:
      model: databricks/databricks-meta-llama-3-1-8b-instruct
      # credentials: see the provider's LiteLLM docs page
Call the proxy
curl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
  -d '{
    "model": "databricks-meta-llama-3-1-8b-instruct",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Databricks Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct FAQ

How much does Databricks Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct cost?

Databricks Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.45 per 1M output tokens on Databricks, with cache reads at $0.15 and cache writes at $0.15 per 1M tokens.

What is the context window of Databricks Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Databricks Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has a 200,000-token context window and returns up to 128,000 tokens per response.

Which providers offer Databricks Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Databricks Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available from Databricks through LiteLLM, using the model name databricks/databricks-meta-llama-3-1-8b-instruct.

How do I call Databricks Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct with an OpenAI-compatible API?

Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="databricks/databricks-meta-llama-3-1-8b-instruct", or add the model to the LiteLLM proxy's config.yaml and send requests to /v1/chat/completions from any OpenAI client. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at the prices on this page.

When did LiteLLM add Databricks Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Databricks Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct was added to LiteLLM's model price file in December 2025.

Sources

Prices come from LiteLLM's open-source model_prices_and_context_window.json, which LiteLLM uses to calculate the cost of every request. Provider pricing pages:

LiteLLM docs: Databricks.

Provider pages: Databricks.