> Meta Llama API
Meta's developer site now fronts a single Meta Model API (documented at dev.meta.ai) covering Muse and Llama models: Muse Spark 1.3 for agentic and coding work, Muse Glimmer as an open-weight model for local agents, Muse Image, Muse Voice Transcribe, and the Llama 4 and Llama 3 families. The only unit prices published on the official pages that returned content are Muse Voice Transcribe at $0.18/hour for streaming transcription and Muse Image at $0.01/image; no per-million-token Llama pricing and no free-credit figure appeared there, and the llama.developer.meta.com documentation domain returned no fetchable content on 2026-09-16.
// pros
- The Meta Model API is self-serve and documented as OpenAI SDK compatible, so existing OpenAI-style clients can be repointed rather than rewritten.
- The API is in public preview with expanded global access, and the official model list includes Llama 4 and Llama 3 alongside the newer Muse models.
- Two non-text endpoints have published unit prices on the official site: Muse Voice Transcribe streaming transcription at $0.18/hour and Muse Image generation at $0.01/image.
- Open-weight alternatives run in parallel with the hosted API - Muse Glimmer is described as an open-weight model built for local agents, and Llama checkpoints remain downloadable - so the same family can be self-hosted.
- Official cookbooks cover OpenAI-compatible fundamentals, multi-agent orchestration, subagent fan-out, computer use, GitHub agents and search grounding, which shortens integration work for agent frameworks.
// cons
- No per-million-token price for Llama or Muse text models is published on the fetchable official pages, so text inference cost cannot be modelled from primary sources.
- No free tier, trial credit or monthly allowance is stated on the official pages that returned content, so a credit value cannot be asserted.
- The offering is labelled public preview on Meta's own site, which means availability, models and limits can change without a published deprecation schedule.
- Primary documentation domains (llama.developer.meta.com and dev.meta.ai/docs) returned no fetchable content, so rate limits, context windows and the full catalog could not be verified from official docs.
Treat this as a preview-stage option: use it if you specifically want Meta models behind an OpenAI-compatible endpoint and confirm current per-token rates and limits in the console before committing budget. For production volume, weigh it against self-hosting the same open-weight checkpoints, since those weights remain downloadable.
written by Mike Fleming, Uprouter editorial · verified against official sources September 16, 2026
No free tier
This provider does not offer a free tier as of our last verification (Sep 16, 2026). The cheapest way to try it is pay-as-you-go — input from Free per 1M tokens. If the provider adds a free tier, submit a correction and we’ll re-verify.
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go | payg | — | Free | $0.0000 | Cheapest tracked model rate (OpenRouter-normalized). |
| Muse Spark PAYG | payg | — | $0.100 | $0.200 | Pricing based on developer portal snippets ($0.10 input / $0.20 output per 1M). |
| Scribe-1.0 (Transcription) | payg | — | — | — | Transcription rate listed at $3.00 (likely per hour or unit, per search result). |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
// model prices
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muse Glimmer 30B | Free | $0.0000 | 131k |
| Muse Spark 1.3 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | 1.0M |
| Muse Spark 1.2 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | 1.0M |
| Muse Spark 1.1 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | 1.0M |
| Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor | $0.100 | $0.200 | 1.0M |
| Llama 4 Maverick | $0.200 | $0.696 | 128k |
$ Does Meta Llama API have a free tier?
No. Meta Llama API does not offer a meaningful free tier — entry requires payment (pay-as-you-go or a plan). We mark this explicitly rather than showing a misleading zero.
$ How much does Meta Llama API cost per 1M tokens?
The cheapest model we track at Meta Llama API is Free per 1M input tokens and $0.0000 per 1M output tokens. This is normalized from Meta Llama API's published pricing — verify with the provider before purchasing, since prices change frequently.
$ Is Meta Llama API safe to use?
Uprouter rates Meta Llama API as low risk. Unassessable-to-low risk, documented as such: Meta is a named, stable operator, but the official Llama API pricing surface (llama.developer.meta.com and its docs paths) returned no extractable content during verification, so this entry asserts only the prices the official pages do state (Muse Voice Transcribe $0.18/hr, Muse Image $0.01/image). No free-tier claim is made because none could be verified from an official page on 2026-09-16. Risk ratings are editorial, evidence-based, and never influenced by affiliate relationships.
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// more_informationprice history · live status · risk & confidence · code snippets
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live_status
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risk_&_confidence
Unassessable-to-low risk, documented as such: Meta is a named, stable operator, but the official Llama API pricing surface (llama.developer.meta.com and its docs paths) returned no extractable content during verification, so this entry asserts only the prices the official pages do state (Muse Voice Transcribe $0.18/hr, Muse Image $0.01/image). No free-tier claim is made because none could be verified from an official page on 2026-09-16.
Confidence reflects how much verifiable evidence (official docs, probe history, community reports) backs this entry. Risk is our editorial assessment of operator reliability and terms — not financial advice.
code_snippets
# Meta Llama API's own API — get a key from their dashboard
curl https://llama.developer.meta.com/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer THEIR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "meta-llama/llama-4-maverick",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello" }]
}'Direct to the provider — Uprouter receives nothing; verify their current pricing before purchasing.
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