Model provider cost

Host Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on AWS

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct needs 1x 20GB+ GPU, and AWS's current cheapest qualifying row is L4 at $1.50/hr.

1x 20GB+ GPU 8B params Strong default Llama Community License
All LLM costs All AWS GPUs
Cheapest on this provider
$1.50/hr
L4
Monthly estimate
$1,092/mo
730 hours at the current median
VRAM baseline
20GB
1x 20GB+ GPU
Qualifying rows
6
Updated Jul 9, 2026
Live hosting options

AWS rows that can host Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

The cheapest tracked way to host Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on AWS is L4 at $1.50/hr. The overall tracked market floor is $0.39/hr on RunPod, so AWS is $1.11/hr above the current floor.

Price source AWS public EC2 pricing data Published list pricing; private discounts and capacity terms are not reflected.
Methodology Freshness
GPU VRAM Per GPU Estimated hourly Estimated monthly Offers Updated
L4 24GB $1.50/hr $1.50/hr $1,092/mo 16 Jul 9, 2026
AWS public EC2 pricing data 16 offers · Jul 9, 2026 global aggregate
A10G 24GB $1.83/hr $1.83/hr $1,336/mo 16 Jul 9, 2026
AWS public EC2 pricing data 16 offers · Jul 9, 2026 global aggregate
A100 SXM4 80GB $3.09/hr $3.09/hr $2,254/mo 4 Jul 9, 2026
AWS public EC2 pricing data 4 offers · Jul 9, 2026 global aggregate
L40 48GB $3.39/hr $3.39/hr $2,471/mo 16 Jul 9, 2026
AWS public EC2 pricing data 16 offers · Jul 9, 2026 global aggregate
H100 SXM 80GB $6.88/hr $6.88/hr $5,022/mo 2 Jul 9, 2026
AWS public EC2 pricing data 2 offers · Jul 9, 2026 global aggregate
H200 141GB $7.91/hr $7.91/hr $5,776/mo 2 Jul 9, 2026
AWS public EC2 pricing data 2 offers · Jul 9, 2026 global aggregate
Model fit

Why this setup does or does not fit

VRAM floor

1x 20GB+ GPU

1x 24GB to 32GB GPU. Long prompts, batching, and KV cache can require extra headroom.

Model quality

Strong default

A meaningful quality jump over 3B-class models without crossing into premium GPU cost.

Operational note

Meta 8B

A strong default when you need better quality than 3B without moving to multi-GPU serving.

FAQ

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on AWS FAQ

Can I host Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on AWS?

The cheapest tracked way to host Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on AWS is L4 at $1.50/hr.

What GPU memory does Llama 3.1 8B Instruct need?

Our baseline for Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is 1x 20GB+ GPU. The practical recommendation is 1x 24GB to 32GB GPU.

Is AWS the cheapest provider for Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

The overall tracked market floor is $0.39/hr on RunPod, so AWS is $1.11/hr above the current floor.

How fresh is this AWS Llama 3.1 8B Instruct cost page?

This page recalculates from the latest tracked on-demand rows. The freshest qualifying AWS row shown here is from Jul 9, 2026.

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