Model provider cost

Host Llama 3.2 3B Instruct on AWS

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct needs 1x 12GB+ GPU, and AWS's current cheapest qualifying row is T4 at $0.98/hr.

1x 12GB+ GPU 3B params Entry-level quality Llama Community License
Cheapest on this provider
$0.98/hr
T4
Monthly estimate
$714/mo
730 hours at the current median
VRAM baseline
12GB
1x 12GB+ GPU
Qualifying rows
8
Updated Jul 9, 2026

AWS rows that can host Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

The cheapest tracked way to host Llama 3.2 3B Instruct on AWS is T4 at $0.98/hr. The overall tracked market floor is $0.39/hr on RunPod, so AWS is $0.59/hr above the current floor.

Price source AWS public EC2 pricing data Published list pricing; private discounts and capacity terms are not reflected.
GPU VRAM Per GPU Estimated hourly Estimated monthly Offers Updated
T4 16GB $0.98/hr $0.98/hr $714/mo 14 Jul 9, 2026
AWS public EC2 pricing data 14 offers · Jul 9, 2026 global aggregate
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
V100 16GB $3.06/hr $3.06/hr $2,234/mo 8 Jul 9, 2026
AWS public EC2 pricing data 8 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

Why this setup does or does not fit

VRAM floor

1x 12GB+ GPU

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

Model quality

Entry-level quality

Cheap and responsive, but noticeably weaker on nuanced reasoning, coding, and edge cases than 8B+ models.

Operational note

Meta 3B

Good first self-hosted model when you want something inexpensive and easy to operate.

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct on AWS FAQ

Can I host Llama 3.2 3B Instruct on AWS?

The cheapest tracked way to host Llama 3.2 3B Instruct on AWS is T4 at $0.98/hr.

What GPU memory does Llama 3.2 3B Instruct need?

Our baseline for Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is 1x 12GB+ GPU. The practical recommendation is 1x 24GB GPU for comfortable headroom.

Is AWS the cheapest provider for Llama 3.2 3B Instruct?

The overall tracked market floor is $0.39/hr on RunPod, so AWS is $0.59/hr above the current floor.

How fresh is this AWS Llama 3.2 3B 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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