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Why use Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on Together AI?
Together AI offers Llama 3.1 8B Instruct with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.18/1M input tokens. Together AI is a platform for running open-source and proprietary LLMs with fast serverless and dedicated endpoints at competitive inference pricing.
Compare Llama 3.1 8B Instruct across 16 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Python + curlpip install togetherexport TOGETHER_API_KEY=...from together import Together
client = Together() # reads TOGETHER_API_KEY from env
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="llama3.1-8b-instruct",llama3.1-8b-instructRequest example
from together import Together
client = Together() # reads TOGETHER_API_KEY from env
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="llama3.1-8b-instruct",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Together uses "organization/model-name" format, e.g. "meta-llama/Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct" or "Qwen/QwQ-32B". See the Together model catalog for the exact ID.
- The examples expect TOGETHER_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
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 | $0.18 |
| Output tokens | $0.18 |
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 Together AI?
On Together AI, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct costs $0.18 per 1M input tokens and $0.18 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on Together AI?
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct supports a 128k token context window on Together AI.
How does Together AI 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.
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.