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Llama Guard 4 is a Llama 4 Scout-derived multimodal pretrained model, fine-tuned for content safety classification. Similar to previous versions, it can be used to classify content in both LLM...
How much does Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B cost for a real workload?
At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month, Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B costs about $2.16 ($1.8 input + $0.36 output). Try your own volumes in the cost calculator.
What are cheaper alternatives to Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B?
- Xiaomi: MiMo-V2.5 — $0.119 in / $0.238 out per 1M
- Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct — $0.07 in / $0.28 out per 1M
- Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B — $0.09375 in / $0.25 out per 1M
- Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B — $0.0765 in / $0.255 out per 1M
- Nex AGI: Nex-N2.5-Pro — $0.075 in / $0.25 out per 1M
- Qwen: Qwen3.5-Flash — $0.065 in / $0.26 out per 1M
Where to run Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B cost?
Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B costs $0.18 per 1M input tokens and $0.18 per 1M output tokens (list price, snapshot October 22, 2026). At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month that is about $2.16.
What is the context window of Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B?
Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B has a context window of 163,840 tokens and can return up to 16,384 output tokens per response.
What are cheaper alternatives to Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B?
Cheaper models include Xiaomi: MiMo-V2.5 ($0.119 in / $0.238 out), Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct ($0.07 in / $0.28 out), Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B ($0.09375 in / $0.25 out). See the full list on this page.
Is Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B free to use?
No. Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B is a paid model at $0.18 input / $0.18 output per 1M tokens. 21 free models are listed on the free models page.
Provider: meta-llama · Model ID: meta-llama/llama-guard-4-12b · Modality: text+image->text · Price snapshot October 22, 2026, refreshed daily. How we collect prices