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Meta Llama Guard 4 12B
meta·meta/llama-guard-4·GA·Closed·llama series·Classify / Safety
Safety model for policy screening, moderation, and risk-aware routing workflows
At a glance
Reference price$0.21 / $0.21 per 1M
Cache read — · Helicone
Lowest paid$0.18 / $0.18
Kilo Gateway Gateway · 1.2× spread
Context131,072
⚠ Providers report 131,072–163,840; the table below is authoritative
Output limit1,024
Capabilities
ReasoningTool useStructured output✓ TemperatureAttachments
⚠ Providers report capability flags inconsistently
Modalities
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Knowledge cutoff2025-01
Released / updated2025-01-01 / 2025-04-30
Quality & performance
Artificial Analysis doesn't cover this model (267 of 2059 have data). Quality data comes from independent evals covering widely used models.
Available at 2 providers2 with public prices
| Provider | Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Context | Output limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilo Gateway meta-llama/llama-guard-4-12b | Gateway | $0.18 | $0.18 | — | — | 163,840 ⚠ | 16,384 | |
| Helicone | Gateway | $0.21 | $0.21 | — | — | 131,072 | 1,024 |
Sorted by blended price (input×0.75 + output×0.25) asc. The official channel always shows regardless of rank. Whether a gateway's low price is actually usable can't be verified.
Your usage cost
1Kilo Gateway$45.00
2Helicone$52.50
The cheapest paid channel is the only channel.
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Price historyone sample accumulated per data sync
Input listOutput listMin blended