Meta · released 2025-07open
Llama 4 70B
Mid-size open model. Excellent price-performance when self-hosted.
context
128K
output max
8K
input /M
$0.60
output /M
$0.60
modalities
T
Verdict
What it's actually good at
Strengths
- +Open weights
- +Cheap on hosted providers
- +Fast
Weaknesses
- −Weaker multimodality than flagships
Our scores
reasoning
7.0
coding
7.0
writing
7.0
speed
8.0
value
9.0
70B-parameter Llama 4 with strong instruction following. Popular open-weights default.
Pricing
Cost at common volumes
| Monthly volume | Input | Output | Est. monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side project | 1M tok | 0.3M tok | $0.78 |
| Growing app | 50M tok | 15M tok | $39.00 |
| Production | 500M tok | 150M tok | $390.00 |
| Scale | 5000M tok | 1500M tok | $3900.00 |
Estimates assume uncached input. Prompt caching and batch APIs can cut this by 50–90% for many workloads. Use the calculator →
Head-to-head