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Why use Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on Cloudflare Workers AI?
Cloudflare Workers AI offers Llama 3.1 8B Instruct with competitive pricing. Cloudflare is a leading connectivity cloud company that provides a comprehensive suite of cloud-native products and developer tools to enhance web performance, security, and reliability.
Compare Llama 3.1 8B Instruct across 15 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Docs fallbackUse the provider REST API or SDKCreate a provider API keymodel: @cf/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct-fp8@cf/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct-fp8Request example
@cf/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct-fp8.Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "@cf/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct-fp8", not the LLMReference slug "llama3.1-8b-instruct".
Compare Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Workers AI | — | — |
| OctoAI API (Deprecated) | $0.15 | $0.15 |
| Together AI | $0.18 | $0.18 |
| Fireworks AI | $0.20 | $0.20 |
| NVIDIA NIM | — | — |
Capabilities
About Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
The Llama 3.1 8B Instruct model, released on July 23, 2024, is a multilingual large language model with 8 billion parameters, optimized for instruction-following tasks. It features an enhanced transformer architecture, supporting languages like English, German, French, and others. The model excels in dialogue applications, having been fine-tuned using supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning with human feedback. Trained on approximately 15 trillion tokens with a December 2023 data cutoff, it outperforms many existing open-source and closed chat models in various benchmarks. Ideal for commercial and research applications such as conversational agents and content generation, the model can be accessed on Hugging Face .
FAQ
What is the context window for Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on Cloudflare Workers AI?
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct supports a 128k token context window on Cloudflare Workers AI.
How does Cloudflare Workers AI compare to other Llama 3.1 8B Instruct providers?
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available from 15 providers. The cheapest input pricing is $0.02/1M tokens from OpenRouter.
What API model ID do I use for Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on Cloudflare Workers AI?
Use the model ID @cf/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct-fp8 when calling Cloudflare Workers AI's API.
Who created Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct was created by AI at Meta as part of the Llama 3.1 model family.
Is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct open source?
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is open source according to the seed data.