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Why use Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on Vercel AI Gateway?
Vercel AI Gateway offers Llama 3.1 8B Instruct with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.22/1M input tokens. Vercel AI Gateway is a unified AI proxy providing a single OpenAI-compatible API endpoint to 275+ models from 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Alibaba, Amazon, ByteDance, Cohere, MiniMax, MoonshotAI, KwaiPilot, Black Forest Labs, Recraft, Voyage AI, NVIDIA, and more.
Compare Llama 3.1 8B Instruct across 14 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Python + curlpip install openaiexport AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=...import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],meta/llama-3.1-8bRequest example
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="meta/llama-3.1-8b",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "meta/llama-3.1-8b", not the LLMReference slug "llama3.1-8b-instruct".
- creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2
- The examples expect AI_GATEWAY_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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.22 |
| Output tokens | $0.22 |
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 Vercel AI Gateway?
On Vercel AI Gateway, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct costs $0.22 per 1M input tokens and $0.22 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on Vercel AI Gateway?
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct supports a 128,000 token context window on Vercel AI Gateway.
How does Vercel AI Gateway compare to other Llama 3.1 8B Instruct providers?
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available from 14 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 Vercel AI Gateway?
Use the model ID meta/llama-3.1-8b when calling Vercel AI Gateway'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.