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Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B provider comparison

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Llama Guard 4 is a Llama 4 Scout-derived multimodal pretrained model, fine-tuned for content safety classification. Similar to previous versions, it can be used to classify content in both LLM...

Endpoints:
2
Context:
163.8K
Input:
image, text
Output:
text
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At a glance

Comparison winners

Based on 1,000 input and 500 output tokens using the latest published median speed data.

Best cost/speed trade-off

DeepInfradeepinfra/bf16

$0.18 / 1M tokens

55.85 s estimated response

Cheapest

DeepInfradeepinfra/bf16

$0.18 / 1M tokens

$0.00027 for the sample request

Fastest

Togethertogether

31.38 s estimated response

$0.2 / 1M tokens

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

Compare published endpoint pricing and estimated response time visually.

Effective price by endpoint

USD per 1 million tokens for input and output. Lower is better.

DeepInfra has the lowest estimated cost for 1,000 input and 500 output tokens at $0.00027.

Estimated cost vs. response time

Based on 1,000 input and 500 output tokens. Cost is shown in USD per 1 million tokens. Lower and further left is better; the single best cost/speed trade-off appears at full opacity.

2 providers have complete pricing and speed data. DeepInfra is closest to the ideal combination of lowest cost and fastest response.

Server-rendered comparison

Provider endpoints

Prompt and completion prices are effective USD per token as published by OpenRouter. Missing speed data never removes an endpoint.

Endpoint comparison for Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B
Provider / routeCurrent pricing ↗Speed measurementsEndpoint details
Provider / route
DeepInfradeepinfra/bf16
CheapestBest cost/speed trade-off
Current pricing
Input price
$0.18 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.18 / 1M tokens
Sample cost
$0.00027
Speed measurements
500-token response
55.85 s
Response starts
0.29 s
Output speed
9.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Uptime (30 min)
99.97%
Context
163.8K
Model format
bf16
Max output
16.4K
12 parameters

frequency_penalty, logit_bias, max_tokens, min_p, presence_penalty, repetition_penalty, response_format, seed, stop, temperature, top_k, top_p

Provider / route
Togethertogether
Fastest
Current pricing
Input price
$0.2 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.2 / 1M tokens
Sample cost
$0.0003
Speed measurements
500-token response
31.38 s
Response starts
0.13 s
Output speed
16.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
1M
Model format
unknown
Max output
N/a
10 parameters

frequency_penalty, logit_bias, max_tokens, min_p, presence_penalty, repetition_penalty, stop, temperature, top_k, top_p

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Llama Guard 4 12B deployment guide

How to choose a Llama Guard 4 12B inference provider

Llama Guard 4 12B is indexed here as a text model by Meta, with 2 provider endpoints from DeepInfra, Together. The comparison preserves each exact OpenRouter routing tag so pricing and performance observations can be connected to the route an application would actually request.

Match the endpoint to the workload

The model publishes a 163.8K-token context window. It accepts image, text input and returns text output. 12 distinct supported parameters appear across the listed routes. Confirm limits on the specific endpoint rather than assuming every host exposes the same configuration.

Compare the real request economics

DeepInfra currently has the lowest estimated cost for the standard 1,000-input/500-output-token sample at $0.00027. Input-heavy and output-heavy applications can produce a different result, so review both per-million-token prices in the endpoint table.

Balance response start and generation speed

Together currently has the shortest estimated 500-token response at 31.38 seconds. DeepInfra is the single endpoint closest to the current ideal cost/speed combination. Recent observations can change, so validate finalists with your own prompts.