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MetaReleased April 18, 2024

Llama 3 70B

Meta · Released April 18, 2024

Intelligence score

3

At a glance

Intelligence
3
Speed
—
Latency
—
Input price
$0.65per 1M tokens
Output price
$2.75per 1M tokens
Context window
3tokens
Parameters
70billions

Summary

Comparison summary

Llama 3 Instruct 70B scores 3 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below average among other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 7). Llama 3 Instruct 70B costs $0.65 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.53) and $2.75 per 1M output tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $1.05), based on the median across providers serving the model.

Specifications

Technical specifications

Model nameLlama 3 70B
ProviderMeta
Release dateApril 18, 2024
Intelligence score3
Speed—
Latency (TTFT)—
Input price$0.65 / 1M tokens
Output price$2.75 / 1M tokens
Context window3 tokens
Parameters70B
ReasoningNo
Input modalitiestext
Output modalities—
Open weightsYes
LicenseMETA LLAMA 3 COMMUNITY LICENSE AGREEMENT
API availability—
SourceModel Intelligence legacy profile: llama-3-instruct-70b

Pricing

Token prices

Price per 1M tokens

Llama 3 70B, as listed in the catalog record

Input $0.65 and output $2.75 per 1M tokens. Missing prices are hatched and marked "Not published".
  1. Input$0.65
  2. Output$2.75

Model Intelligence legacy profile: llama-3-instruct-70b

FAQ · 18

Frequently asked questions

Llama 3 Instruct 70B was released on April 18, 2024.

Llama 3 Instruct 70B was created by Meta.

Llama 3 Instruct 70B scores 3 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below average among other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 7).

Llama 3 Instruct 70B costs $0.65 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.53) and $2.75 per 1M output tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $1.05), based on the median across providers serving the model.

Llama 3 Instruct 70B costs $0.65 per 1M input tokens and $2.75 per 1M output tokens (based on the median across providers serving the model). For a blended rate (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio), this is $0.86 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider.

No, Llama 3 Instruct 70B is not a reasoning model. It provides direct responses without extended chain-of-thought reasoning.

Llama 3 Instruct 70B supports text only input.

Llama 3 Instruct 70B supports text only output.

No, Llama 3 Instruct 70B does not support image input. It can only process text.

No, Llama 3 Instruct 70B is not multimodal. It only supports text only input.

Llama 3 Instruct 70B has a context window of 8.2k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.

Yes, Llama 3 Instruct 70B is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.

Llama 3 Instruct 70B has 70 billion parameters.

Llama 3 Instruct 70B is released under the META LLAMA 3 COMMUNITY LICENSE AGREEMENT license. This license allows commercial use.

Llama 3 Instruct 70B achieves a score of 3 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.

Llama 3 Instruct 70B has a knowledge cutoff of December 2023. The model's training data includes information up to this date.

Yes, Llama 3 Instruct 70B is available via API through 3 providers.

Llama 3 Instruct 70B is available through 3 API providers.