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Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct

Going away May 7, 2026

meta-llama/llama-3-8b-instruct

Released Apr 18, 2024Knowledge cutoff Dec 31, 20238,192 context$0.03/M input tokens$0.04/M output tokens

Meta's latest class of model (Llama 3) launched with a variety of sizes & flavors. This 8B instruct-tuned version was optimized for high quality dialogue usecases.

It has demonstrated strong performance compared to leading closed-source models in human evaluations.

To read more about the model release, click here(opens in new tab). Usage of this model is subject to Meta's Acceptable Use Policy(opens in new tab).

Recent activity on Llama 3 8B Instruct

Total usage per day on OpenRouter

Prompt
48M
Completion
1.55M

Prompt tokens measure input size. Reasoning tokens show internal thinking before a response. Completion tokens reflect total output length.