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MetaReleased April 18, 2024

Llama 3 8B

Meta · Released April 18, 2024

Intelligence score

1

At a glance

Intelligence
1
Speed
—
Latency
—
Input price
$0.04per 1M tokens
Output price
$0.14per 1M tokens
Context window
3tokens
Parameters
8billions

Summary

Comparison summary

Llama 3 Instruct 8B scores 1 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it at the lower end among other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 6). Llama 3 Instruct 8B costs $0.04 per 1M input tokens (very competitive, median: $0.15) and $0.14 per 1M output tokens (very competitive, median: $0.32), based on the median across providers serving the model.

Specifications

Technical specifications

Model nameLlama 3 8B
ProviderMeta
Release dateApril 18, 2024
Intelligence score1
Speed—
Latency (TTFT)—
Input price$0.04 / 1M tokens
Output price$0.14 / 1M tokens
Context window3 tokens
Parameters8B
ReasoningNo
Input modalitiestext
Output modalities—
Open weightsYes
LicenseMETA LLAMA 3 COMMUNITY LICENSE AGREEMENT
API availability—
SourceModel Intelligence legacy profile: llama-3-instruct-8b

Pricing

Token prices

Price per 1M tokens

Llama 3 8B, as listed in the catalog record

Input $0.04 and output $0.14 per 1M tokens. Missing prices are hatched and marked "Not published".
  1. Input$0.04
  2. Output$0.14

Model Intelligence legacy profile: llama-3-instruct-8b

FAQ · 18

Frequently asked questions

Llama 3 Instruct 8B was released on April 18, 2024.

Llama 3 Instruct 8B was created by Meta.

Llama 3 Instruct 8B scores 1 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it at the lower end among other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 6).

Llama 3 Instruct 8B costs $0.04 per 1M input tokens (very competitive, median: $0.15) and $0.14 per 1M output tokens (very competitive, median: $0.32), based on the median across providers serving the model.

Llama 3 Instruct 8B costs $0.04 per 1M input tokens and $0.14 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 $0.06 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider.

No, Llama 3 Instruct 8B is not a reasoning model. It provides direct responses without extended chain-of-thought reasoning.

Llama 3 Instruct 8B supports text only input.

Llama 3 Instruct 8B supports text only output.

No, Llama 3 Instruct 8B does not support image input. It can only process text.

No, Llama 3 Instruct 8B is not multimodal. It only supports text only input.

Llama 3 Instruct 8B 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 8B is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.

Llama 3 Instruct 8B has 8 billion parameters.

Llama 3 Instruct 8B is released under the META LLAMA 3 COMMUNITY LICENSE AGREEMENT license. This license allows commercial use.

Llama 3 Instruct 8B achieves a score of 1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.

Llama 3 Instruct 8B has a knowledge cutoff of March 2023. The model's training data includes information up to this date.

Yes, Llama 3 Instruct 8B is available via API through 4 providers.

Llama 3 Instruct 8B is available through 4 API providers.