Calculate the cost of using Llama-Guard-4-12B from Hugging Face for your AI applications
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Max: 1,048,576 tokens
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Llama-Guard-4-12B is a chat model from Hugging Face, one of 187 chat models they offer. It is priced at $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.20 per 1M output tokens, ranking 802 out of 2661 chat models by cost and cheaper than 70% of models in this category. Llama-Guard-4-12B supports vision. Its 1,049K-token context window is in the top 7% among chat models.
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Use the maximum token limits shown above to understand the model's capacity. This model can handle up to 1,048,576 input tokens.
At $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.20 per 1M output tokens, Llama-Guard-4-12B ranks 802 out of 2661 chat models by input cost. It is more affordable compared to the median of $0.50 for chat models, and is cheaper than 70% of models in this category.
Llama-Guard-4-12B is one of 187 Hugging Face chat models, with support for vision. its 1,049K-token context window places it in the top 7% of chat models.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | vs Llama-Guard-4-12B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $0.25 | $1.25 | +25% |
| apac.anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $0.25 | $1.25 | +25% |
| gpt-5.4-nano | Azure | $0.20 | $1.25 | 0% |
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Yes. Llama-Guard-4-12B costs $0.20 per 1M input tokens compared to anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0's $0.25 per 1M input tokens, making it 25% more affordable. Both are chat models and share support for vision, function calling, structured output.
Llama-Guard-4-12B input pricing is $0.20 per 1M tokens, which is 60% below the median of $0.50 for chat models. It ranks 802 out of 2661 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 70% of models in this category. For output, it costs $0.20 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.44.
Among Hugging Face's 187 chat models, Llama-Guard-4-12B ranks 76 by input cost.
The most comparable chat models to Llama-Guard-4-12B are: anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.25/1M input tokens); apac.anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.25/1M input tokens); gpt-5.4-nano from Azure ($0.20/1M input tokens); gpt-5.4-nano-2026-03-17 from Azure ($0.20/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.
Llama-Guard-4-12B supports up to 1,048,576 input tokens, placing it in the top 7% of chat models by context window size (rank 181 of 2482). This makes it suitable for processing long documents, extensive code repositories, or maintaining detailed conversation histories.
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Llama-Guard-4-12B is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $0.20 and generating 1M output tokens costs $0.20.