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Why use Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on NVIDIA NIM?
NVIDIA NIM offers Llama 3.1 8B Instruct with competitive pricing. NVIDIA NIM is NVIDIA's deployment platform for GPU-accelerated inference microservices.
Compare Llama 3.1 8B Instruct across 12 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
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Compare Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| OctoAI API (Deprecated) | $0.15 | $0.15 |
| Together AI | $0.18 | $0.18 |
| Fireworks AI | $0.20 | $0.20 |
| NVIDIA NIM | — | — |
| GroqCloud | $0.05 | $0.08 |
Pricing
| Type | Rate |
|---|---|
| GPU Hour Rate | $1.00/GPU·hr |
| GPU Config | 1xH100 |
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 NVIDIA NIM?
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct supports a 128,000 token context window on NVIDIA NIM.
How does NVIDIA NIM compare to other Llama 3.1 8B Instruct providers?
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available from 12 providers. The cheapest input pricing is $0.02/1M tokens from OpenRouter.
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.