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Llama 3 8B

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Llama 3 8B is Meta's language model with a 8K context window and up to 8K output tokens, available from 4 providers, starting at $0.05 / 1M input and $0.08 / 1M output. Meta's compact 8B pre-trained LLM from the Llama 3 generation, suitable for efficient on-device and low-cost cloud inference.
Specifications
Canonical IDmeta-llama-3-8b
TypeLanguage
StatusActive
CreatorMetaMeta
Providers
Context Window8K tokens
Max Output8K tokens
Input ModalitiesText
Output ModalitiesText
Parameters8B

Capabilities

Input1/5
Text✓
Image·
Audio·
Video·
PDF·
Output1/5
Text✓
Image·
Audio·
Video·
Embedding·
Capabilities0/13
Reasoning·
Adaptive Reasoning·
Function Calling·
Parallel Function Calling·
Structured Outputs·
Native JSON Schema·
Web Search·
URL Context·
Computer Use·
Code Execution·
File Search·
Prompt Caching·
Assistant Prefill·

Pricing by Provider

US Dollar ($)
Per 1M tokens
ProviderStandardBatch
Input
$ / 1M
Output
$ / 1M
Input
$ / 1M
Output
$ / 1M
Fireworks AI logo
Fireworks AI
fireworks_ai/accounts/fireworks/models/llama-v3-8b
$0.2$0.2——
Replicate logo
Replicate
replicate/meta/llama-3-8b
$0.05$0.25——
Snowflake logo
Snowflake
llama3-8b
$0.38$0.38$0.19$0.19
Vercel AI Gateway logo
Vercel AI Gateway
vercel_ai_gateway/meta/llama-3-8b
$0.05$0.08——

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Cheapest Instances to Run It

Cloud GPU instances that can host Llama 3 8B, ranked by cheapest on-demand price. The model needs about 19 GB of GPU memory at FP16 precision (estimated from its parameter count), so treat the fit as guidance rather than a guarantee.

All clouds
FP16 (full precision)
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Instance
Cloud
GPU
VRAM
Price
Cheapest region
g2-standard-4GCPnvidia-l424 GB$0.705/hrus-east4
g6.xlargeAWSL422 GB$0.805/hrus-east-1
g2-standard-8GCPnvidia-l424 GB$0.851/hrus-east4
7 more instances can run Llama 3 8B
Unlock the full ranked list and FP8 / INT4 quantization with a CloudPrice subscription.

Versions

VersionReleasedContextInput / 1MOutput / 1MStatus
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct131K$0.120$0.200Deprecating
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct131K$0.015$0.020Deprecated
Llama 3.2 1B Instruct131K$0.027$0.080Deprecated
Llama 3.2 11B128K$0.160$0.160Available
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct131K$0.120$0.300Deprecated
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct200K$0.020$0.030Deprecated
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct131K$0.120$0.300Available
Llama 3.1 70B128K$0.360$0.360Available
Llama 3.1 8B131K$0.030$0.050Available
Llama 3 70B Instruct131K$0.120$0.300Deprecated
Llama 3 8B—8K$0.050$0.080Current

Model IDs

accounts/fireworks/models/llama-v3-8b
fireworks_ai/accounts/fireworks/models/llama-v3-8b
meta-llama-3-8b
meta-textgeneration-llama-3-8b
meta-textgenerationneuron-llama-3-8b
ollama/llama3:8b
replicate/meta/llama-3-8b
snowflake/llama3-8b
vercel_ai_gateway/meta/llama-3-8b