Llama 3 Lambda: pricing, context window and benchmarks
Llama 3 Lambda is a multimodal model from Lambda. It offers a 65,536-token context window, costs $3.90 per million input tokens and $15.06 per million output tokens, and averages 75.6 across the index's benchmark suite.
Pricing
Llama 3 Lambda costs $3.90 per million input tokens and $15.06 per million output tokens. A blended 3:1 input-to-output mix works out to about $6.69 per million tokens. Cached input is listed at $0.42 per million tokens.
| Item | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $3.90 | per 1M tokens |
| Output | $15.06 | per 1M tokens |
| Cached input | $0.42 | per 1M tokens |
| Blended 3:1 | $6.69 | estimate per 1M tokens |
| 1M in + 1M out | $18.96 | estimate |
Benchmarks
Scores below are modelled estimates on a 0–100 scale. Use them to compare relative position, not as official vendor results.
| Benchmark | Score | Rank | Percentile | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 78.6 | 225 | 63th | |
| GPQA Diamond | 71.7 | 227 | 62th | |
| SWE-bench Verified | 62.8 | 258 | 57th | |
| HumanEval | 81.4 | 202 | 66th | |
| MATH-500 | 79.8 | 214 | 64th | |
| AIME 2025 | 69.9 | 258 | 57th | |
| LiveCodeBench | 70.1 | 190 | 68th | |
| IFEval | 81.6 | 284 | 53th | |
| TruthfulQA | 78.3 | 245 | 59th | |
| HellaSwag | 83.7 | 292 | 51th | |
| MMMU | 74.1 | 186 | 69th | |
| Arena Elo | 1390.8 | 247 | 59th |
What Llama 3 Lambda is good for
Llama 3 Lambda is an open-weight model, so it can be self-hosted or run through a third-party inference provider. That matters for data residency, fine-tuning and long-run cost control. At $3.90 per million input tokens (hosted list price) and a 65,536-token context window, it is a practical option for teams that want more control than a closed API allows.
Strengths
- Input price of $3.90 per million tokens is at or below the index median.
- Open weights make self-hosting, fine-tuning and data-residency review possible.
- Accepts more than text, including image input where the provider supports it.
Trade-offs
- No standout weakness in the indexed specifications, but real-world behaviour still needs testing.
How it compares
| Model | Provider | Context | Input / 1M | Avg score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3 Lambda | Lambda | 65536 | $3.90 | 75.6 |
| Llama 3 Novita Instruct | Novita AI | 32768 | $3.94 | 75.6 |
| Magistral Base | Mistral AI | 65536 | $3.86 | 75.6 |
| Reka Flash Reasoning | Reka AI | 32768 | $10.70 | 75.6 |
| Llama 3 DeepInfra Instruct | DeepInfra | 65536 | $3.84 | 75.5 |
| Yi-Lightning Chat | 01.AI | 32768 | $3.79 | 75.5 |
FAQ
How much does Llama 3 Lambda cost?
Llama 3 Lambda is listed at $3.90 per million input tokens and $15.06 per million output tokens. Cached input is $0.42 per million tokens. A blended 3:1 input-to-output mix is about $6.69 per million tokens.
What is the context window of Llama 3 Lambda?
Llama 3 Lambda has a context window of 65,536 tokens and can emit up to 65,536 output tokens per request in this index.
Is Llama 3 Lambda open weights?
Yes. Llama 3 Lambda is listed as an open-weight model under a open weights licence.
How does Llama 3 Lambda score on benchmarks?
Llama 3 Lambda averages 75.6 across the scored benchmarks in this index, ranking #234 of 600 models. Its strongest relative result is Arena Elo at 1390.8.
What is Llama 3 Lambda best for?
Llama 3 Lambda is an open-weight model, so it can be self-hosted or run through a third-party inference provider. That matters for data residency, fine-tuning and long-run cost control. At $3.90 per million input tokens (hosted list price) and a 65,536-token context window, it is a practical option for teams that want more control than a closed API allows.