Using Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (free) on Vercel AI Gateway

Implementation guide · Llama 3.3 · AI at Meta

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Vercel AI Gateway exposes Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (free) through model ID meta/llama-3.3-70b. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.

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Quick Start

  1. 1
    Create an account at Vercel AI Gateway and generate an API key.
  2. 2
    Use the Vercel AI Gateway SDK or REST API to call meta/llama-3.3-70b — see the documentation for request format.
  3. 3
    You'll be billed $0.72/1M input, $0.72/1M output tokens. See full pricing.

Code Examples

Install
pip install openai
API key
AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY
Model ID
meta/llama-3.3-70b

creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2

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-3.3-70b",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Pricing on Vercel AI Gateway

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$0.72
Output tokens$0.72

Capabilities

Structured Outputs

About Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (free)

Meta: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (free) available via OpenRouter. Pricing: $null/1M input, $null/1M output.

Model Specs

Released2024-12-06
Parameters70B
Context66k
ArchitectureDecoder Only
Knowledge cutoff2023-12

Provider

Vercel AI Gateway

Vercel