LLM Reference
Microsoft Foundry

Using Dolphin 2.9 Llama 3 8B on Microsoft Foundry

Implementation guide · Dolphin · Cognitive Computations

ProvisionedOpen Source

Microsoft Foundry exposes Dolphin 2.9 Llama 3 8B through model ID dolphin-2.9-llama3-8b. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.

Last refreshed 2026-05-19. Next refresh: weekly.

Quick Start

  1. 1
    Create an account at Microsoft Foundry and generate an API key.
  2. 2
    Use the Microsoft Foundry SDK or REST API to call dolphin-2.9-llama3-8b — see the documentation for request format.
  3. 3
    You'll be billed $0.37/1M input, $1.10/1M output tokens. See full pricing.
API PortalDocumentationPricingModel Card

Code Examples

See Microsoft Foundry documentation for integration details.

Pricing on Microsoft Foundry

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$0.37
Output tokens$1.10

Capabilities

No model capability flags are currently sourced.

About Dolphin 2.9 Llama 3 8B

Dolphin 2.9 Llama 3 8B is Cognitive Computations' Dolphin model. Its knowledge cutoff is 2023-03.

Full model details →

Model Specs

Released2023-12-18
Parameters8B
Context8k
ArchitectureDecoder Only
Knowledge cutoff2023-03

Provider

Microsoft Foundry
Microsoft Foundry

Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States