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Why use Llama Guard 3 8B on Microsoft Foundry?
Microsoft Foundry offers Llama Guard 3 8B with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.37/1M input tokens. Microsoft Foundry is a unified Azure platform-as-a-service offering for enterprise AI operations, model builders, and application development.
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Compare Llama Guard 3 8B Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Workers AI | $0.48 | $0.03 |
| Microsoft Foundry | $0.37 | $1.10 |
| OpenRouter | $0.48 | $0.03 |
| Fireworks AI | $0.20 | $0.20 |
| Replicate API | $0.30 | $0.30 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.37 |
| Output tokens | $1.10 |
Capabilities
About Llama Guard 3 8B
Llama Guard 3 8B is a specialized large language model developed by Meta for content safety classification. Fine-tuned from Llama 3.1, this 8-billion parameter model excels in moderation tasks, classifying both inputs and outputs across 14 hazard categories based on the MLCommons taxonomy. It supports multiple languages, including English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Thai. Designed for AI engineers focusing on safe and responsible AI systems, Llama Guard 3 offers improved accuracy and reduced false positive rates in identifying unsafe content, making it a valuable tool for developing robust content moderation systems in conversational AI applications .