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Why use Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on OpenRouter?
OpenRouter offers Llama 3.1 8B Instruct with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.02/1M input tokens. OpenRouter is a multi-provider LLM aggregator offering unified API access to 300+ models from all major labs and emerging providers, with automatic failover for reliability.
Compare Llama 3.1 8B Instruct across 16 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Docs fallbackUse the provider REST API or SDKCreate a provider API keymodel: meta-llama/llama-3.1-8b-instructmeta-llama/llama-3.1-8b-instructRequest example
meta-llama/llama-3.1-8b-instruct.Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "meta-llama/llama-3.1-8b-instruct", 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 | — | — |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.02 |
| Output tokens | $0.05 |
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 does Llama 3.1 8B Instruct cost on OpenRouter?
On OpenRouter, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct costs $0.02 per 1M input tokens and $0.05 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on OpenRouter?
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct supports a 16k token context window on OpenRouter.
How does OpenRouter compare to other Llama 3.1 8B Instruct providers?
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available from 16 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 OpenRouter?
Use the model ID meta-llama/llama-3.1-8b-instruct when calling OpenRouter'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 has open weights under Llama 3 Community according to the seed data, but that does not necessarily mean an OSI-approved open-source license.