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Llama Guard 4 12B API Pricing

As of October 10, 2026, Llama Guard 4 12B costs $0.18 per 1M input tokens and $0.18 per 1M output tokens on DeepInfra. It has a 163,840-token context window and returns up to 163,840 tokens per response.

By MetaModel ID deepinfra/meta-llama/Llama-Guard-4-12BPrices updated Checked
Input
$0.18 / 1M tokens
Output
$0.18 / 1M tokens
Context window
163,840 tokens
Max output
163,840 tokens
Providers
1
Added to LiteLLM
July 2025

Llama Guard 4 12B 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 LiteLLMInputOutputContext
DeepInfradeepinfra/meta-llama/Llama-Guard-4-12B$0.18$0.18160K

What Llama Guard 4 12B costs in practice

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

DeepInfra$0.45

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

DeepInfra$1.836

Use Llama Guard 4 12B with LiteLLM

Call Llama Guard 4 12B 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="deepinfra/meta-llama/Llama-Guard-4-12B",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
Proxy config.yaml
model_list:
  - model_name: llama-guard-4-12b
    litellm_params:
      model: deepinfra/meta-llama/Llama-Guard-4-12B
      api_key: os.environ/DEEPINFRA_API_KEY
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": "llama-guard-4-12b",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Llama Guard 4 12B FAQ

How much does Llama Guard 4 12B cost?

Llama Guard 4 12B costs $0.18 per 1M input tokens and $0.18 per 1M output tokens on DeepInfra.

What is the context window of Llama Guard 4 12B?

Llama Guard 4 12B has a 163,840-token context window and returns up to 163,840 tokens per response.

Which providers offer Llama Guard 4 12B?

Llama Guard 4 12B is available from DeepInfra through LiteLLM, using the model name deepinfra/meta-llama/Llama-Guard-4-12B.

How do I call Llama Guard 4 12B with an OpenAI-compatible API?

Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="deepinfra/meta-llama/Llama-Guard-4-12B", 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 Llama Guard 4 12B?

Llama Guard 4 12B was added to LiteLLM's model price file in July 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.

LiteLLM docs: DeepInfra.

Provider pages: DeepInfra.