Head to head
GPT-5 NanovsLlama 3.2 1B Instruct
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Llama 3.2 1B Instruct costs $0.0003 per solved task against
GPT-5 Nano at $0.0010 — ▼ 3.2x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $0.15 a month.
On output token price alone Llama 3.2 1B Instruct looks 2.0x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for GPT-5 Nano and Llama 3.2 1B Instruct| Figure | GPT-5 Nano | Llama 3.2 1B Instruct |
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| Input $/Mtok | $0.05 | $0.027 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $0.4 | $0.201 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.005 | $0.027 |
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| Pass rate | 100% | 8% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.0010measured | $0.0003measured |
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| Cost per month | $0.21 | $0.06 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings