Llama Guard 2 8B
Llama Guard 2 8B is worth evaluating for classification when its provider route and context window match the workload.
Use it for
- Teams evaluating classification
- Workloads that can use a 8k context window
- Buyers comparing 2 tracked provider routes
Do not use it for
- Vision or document-understanding workloads
- Strict JSON or tool-calling flows
- Family
- Llama Guard
- Released
- 2024-04-18
- Context
- 8k
- Parameters
- 8B
- Architecture
- Decoder Only
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2023-03
- Specialization
- safety
- Openness
- Open weights
- License
- Llama 2 CommunityCommercial use: conditional
- Weights
- Available
- Code
- Unknown
- Training
- Fine-tuned
Large-scale open-source AI for social technologies.
Cheapest of 3 routes · Fireworks AI
About
Llama Guard 2 is an 8B-parameter LLM built on the Llama 3 architecture, specifically designed for content moderation tasks. Released by Meta on April 18, 2024, it excels in classifying both inputs and outputs of LLMs across 11 safety categories. The model generates text outputs indicating whether content is safe or unsafe, providing detailed feedback on violations. It aims to enhance user experience by minimizing false positives while maintaining high accuracy in content moderation, supporting developers in creating safer AI applications .
Llama Guard 2 8B is an open-weight model in the Llama Guard family. The structured metadata tracks a 8k-token context window. This page tracks provider routes through Fireworks AI, OctoAI API (Deprecated), and Replicate API, with the cheapest tracked route listed at $0.05 input and $0.25 output per 1M tokens. No headline benchmark score is tracked for Llama Guard 2 8B yet.
Top use-case fit
Classification
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Provider price ladder
Compare all 3Compare API pricing across 2 providers for input and output tokens, batch, and cached reads when available.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fireworks AI | $0.200 | $0.200 | Provisioned |
| Replicate API | $0.050 | $0.250 | Serverless |
Available via routers & gateways(1)
Capabilities
No model capability flags are currently sourced.
Benchmark peer barsfor Classification
No task-mapped benchmark peers are available for this model yet.
Migration checks
No linked migration route is available for this model yet.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Llama Guard 2 8B?
Llama Guard 2 8B has a context window of 8k tokens.
How much does Llama Guard 2 8B cost?
Llama Guard 2 8B pricing ranges from $0.05/1M to $0.20/1M input tokens depending on the provider.
When was Llama Guard 2 8B released?
Llama Guard 2 8B was released on 2024-04-18.
Which providers offer Llama Guard 2 8B?
Llama Guard 2 8B is available from 3 providers: Fireworks AI, OctoAI API (Deprecated), Replicate API.
Large-scale open-source AI for social technologies.
Cheapest of 3 routes · Fireworks AI