Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) Free API on OpenRouter

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★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 Benchmark-backed score

Open Llama instruction model for multilingual chat, reasoning, and coding

Free APIOpenAI compatibleText

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Context window 131K

Max output 8K

API format OpenAI-style

Status Online

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Should you use Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free)?

Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) is listed for chat workloads and supports a 131K context window.

Use it when OpenRouter's free tier is enough for evaluation, demos, or light production traffic.

Best for

Chat

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Long context window
Works with OpenAI-style SDKs
Live API verification available

Watch outs

Free-tier rate limits apply
Vision support is not listed
Tool calling is not confirmed

Benchmark Overview

Benchmark signals for Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free)

Measured data

Intelligence General reasoning and instruction following

4.2/100

Speed Observed generation speed

52 tok/s

Context Maximum listed context window

131K

Model Metadata

Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) model ID and technical details

Provider catalog

Model ID meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct:free

Family llama-3-2-3b-instruct

Knowledge cutoff 2023-12-31

Released Sep 25, 2024

Last updated Jul 5, 2026

Free listing since Sep 25, 2024

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Pricing

Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) pricing per 1M tokens

Free tier listed

Input $0.15 per 1M tokens

Output $0.15 per 1M tokens

Free access Available OpenRouter

Rate limit 200 req/day (free tier) provider policy

Availability

Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) availability by provider

2 alternatives

We found 3 provider listings for llama-3-2-3b-instruct. Check model ID, quota, pricing, and API format before switching providers.

Provider	Model listing	Access	Context	API	Limits
OpenRouter	Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free)	Free tier	131K	OpenAI-style	200 req/day (free tier)
NVIDIA NIM	meta/llama-3.2-3b-instruct	Free tier	131K	OpenAI-style	Up to 40 RPM
Cloudflare Workers AI	@cf/meta/llama-3.2-3b-instruct	Free tier	8K	Native	Varies

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Compare

Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) alternatives to consider

Open comparison

Model	Provider	Context	Access
meta/llama-3.2-3b-instruct	NVIDIA NIM	131K	Free tier
@cf/meta/llama-3.2-3b-instruct	Cloudflare Workers AI	8K	Free tier
Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (free)	OpenRouter	262K	Free tier
Cohere: North Mini Code (free)	OpenRouter	256K	Free tier
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety (free)	OpenRouter	128K	Free tier

Typical Use Cases

Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) use cases

Chat

Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.

FAQ

Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) free API FAQ

Is Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) free to use?

Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) is listed with free API access on OpenRouter, subject to the provider's quota and account policy.

What is the Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) model ID?

The model ID shown in this catalog is meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct:free.

What are the Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) free tier rate limits on OpenRouter?

The listed free tier limit is 200 req/day (free tier). Limits can change per account tier, so confirm against the provider dashboard.

What context window does Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) support?

The listed context window is 131K tokens with up to 8K output tokens.

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