Pricing
Meta AI Pricing 2026
Meta · Llama 4 Maverick
Meta AI is free. API access starts at $0.50 per 1M input tokens. Free across Meta apps (FB/IG/WhatsApp). Open weights for self-hosting. Imagine for image gen. No premium tier — fully free.
Free tier
$0
- Fully free across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, web
- Free-tier score: 5/5
Free
Free
- Full access to Llama 4 Maverick
- Context window: 1M tokens
- Image generation
- Web search
API via Together/Groq
API via Together/Groq
- Higher rate limits
- Priority access
API pricing
$0.50per 1M input tokens
$1.50per 1M output tokens
~$0.80est. per 1M in + 200K out
Context window
1M
Knowledge cutoff
2026-01
Intelligence Index
83.4
Free tier
5/5
Open weights
Yes
Cheaper alternatives to Meta AI
FAQ
How much does Meta AI cost?
Meta AI is free. API: $0.50 per 1M input tokens, $1.50 per 1M output tokens.
Is Meta AI free?
Fully free across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, web. Meta AI has one of the most generous free tiers among consumer AI models.
What's a cheaper alternative to Meta AI?
The cheapest alternatives are Character.AI ($9.99/mo), Le Chat ($14.99/mo), and ChatGPT ($20/mo). Or skip the choice entirely — Perspective AI bundles Meta AI and 13 other AI models for $14.99/month.
Or skip the choice
Get Meta AI plus 13 other AI models — $14.99/month.
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