Llama 3.2 1B Instruct

by Meta

Llama 3.2 1B Instruct is Meta's ultra-compact model, released September 2024 and tuned for on-device, mobile, and embedded use where memory and compute are limited. With 1 billion parameters and a 131,000-token context window, it suits local-first inference without cloud dependencies. Despite its small size, the model supports structured output generation, enabling programmatic extraction and JSON formatting for downstream automation. It handles classification, sentiment analysis, intent detection, and simple text generation on modest hardware. Its open-weight design enables on-device fine-tuning and adaptation to specific tasks without connectivity. It is well suited to local applications, embedded systems, and mobile apps, and is often combined with retrieval augmentation to extend capability without scaling parameters.

Key info

Input
Output
Features
Context window
131K
Max output
32K
Input price
$0.02 /1M
Output price
$0.02 /1M
  • US residency available
  • Zero data retention via Enterprise
  • No training by default
  • GDPR DPA available

Available routes

Llama 3.2 1B Instruct runs on 1 route through the Opper gateway. Compare residency, ZDR, and training posture at a glance β€” full data-handling detail per route below.

ProviderRegionZero data retentionTrainingInputOutput
USEnterpriseNo$0.02$0.02

Training posture across routes: No training on prompts by default.

Data handling per route

Each route hosting Llama 3.2 1B Instruct has its own privacy posture, residency, and GDPR terms. Postures are maintained by Opper with a last-verification timestamp.

Novita β€” United StatesπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Zero data retention is available via Opper Enterprise contract. No training on customer data. US; SCCs; DPA available.

Zero data retention
Available via Opper Enterprise contract.
Training
No training on customer data.
Logging
Abuse monitoring
Third-party access
None disclosed
GDPR DPA
DPA available
Transfer mechanism
SCCs

Get started

Call Llama 3.2 1B Instruct through the Opper gateway with one API key. Let your coding agent set it up, or call it directly β€” Opper is drop-in compatible with the OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google AI SDKs.

Set it up with your agent

Copy this and paste it into your coding agent β€” Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and more β€” and it'll wire up Opper for you.

Or call it directly

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
apiKey: process.env.OPPER_API_KEY,
baseURL: "https://api.opper.click/v3/compat",
});
const completion = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "novita/meta-llama/llama-3.2-1b-instruct",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});
console.log(completion.choices[0].message.content);

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