SAM 3: API pricing, providers and specs
SAM 3 is a vision model by Meta. 2 providers serve it, from $0.005 to $0.005 /run; the lowest price is at WaveSpeedAI.
A newer version is out: SAM 3.1 · released Mar 26, 2026
SAM 3 prices by provider
Every provider's list price, read from its own price page or API. A price marked “from” changes with context length, resolution or mode.
| Provider | Task | Output |
|---|---|---|
| WaveSpeedAI | image-tools | $0.005/run |
 Fal | image-to-image | $0.005/run |
| Fal | vision | $0.005/run |
| WaveSpeedAI | video-tools | $0.01/run |
- WaveSpeedAI$0.005
- Fal$0.005
Specs
- Type
- Vision
- Maker
- Meta
- Inputs
- Text
- Outputs
- Vision
- Capabilities
- —
- Released
- Nov 7, 2025
- License
- other
- Open weights
- Yes, downloadable
- Parameters
- 860M
Alternatives to SAM 3
Same kind of model from other makers, at a similar price.
| Model | Lowest price | Arena | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAM 3this model | $0.005/run | — | 2 |
 PaddleOCR | $0.01/run | — | 1 |
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The lowest price for SAM 3 is $0.005 /run, at WaveSpeedAI.
WaveSpeedAI, at $0.005 /run. 2 providers serve SAM 3; the table above lists every one with its price.
Yes. SAM 3's weights can be downloaded from its maker's Hugging Face page, under the other license.
About 860M, as the safetensors metadata of its official Hugging Face repo states.
2 API providers serve SAM 3. Compare their prices above, or open a provider to see everything it offers.
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