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Why use Llama 3 8B Instruct on IBM watsonx?
IBM watsonx offers Llama 3 8B Instruct with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.60/1M input tokens. IBM offers a comprehensive AI platform that includes IBM watsonx, a next-generation enterprise AI and data platform.
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Compare Llama 3 8B Instruct Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| AWS Bedrock | $0.30 | $0.60 |
| DeepInfra | $0.05 | $0.15 |
| OctoAI API (Deprecated) | $0.15 | $0.15 |
| Fireworks AI | $0.20 | $0.20 |
| Alibaba Cloud PAI-EAS | — | — |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.60 |
| Output tokens | $0.60 |
Capabilities
About Llama 3 8B Instruct
The Llama 3 8B Instruct model, released on April 18, 2024, is Meta's latest instruction-following language model with 8 billion parameters. It utilizes an auto-regressive transformer architecture with Grouped-Query Attention for improved scalability. Trained on over 15 trillion tokens and fine-tuned with 10 million human-annotated examples, it excels in dialogue and conversational tasks. The model outperforms its predecessors on industry benchmarks, scoring 68.4 on MMLU (5-shot). Designed for commercial and research applications, it prioritizes safety and helpfulness, making it suitable for chatbots, virtual assistants, and other interactive AI applications. For more details, visit the Hugging Face page [1].
FAQ
What does Llama 3 8B Instruct cost on IBM watsonx?
On IBM watsonx, Llama 3 8B Instruct costs $0.6 per 1M input tokens and $0.6 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for Llama 3 8B Instruct on IBM watsonx?
Llama 3 8B Instruct supports a 8,000 token context window on IBM watsonx.
How does IBM watsonx compare to other Llama 3 8B Instruct providers?
Llama 3 8B Instruct is available from 16 providers. The cheapest input pricing is $0.03/1M tokens from OpenRouter.
Who created Llama 3 8B Instruct?
Llama 3 8B Instruct was created by AI at Meta as part of the Llama 3 model family.
Is Llama 3 8B Instruct open source?
Llama 3 8B Instruct is open source according to the seed data.