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Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct

meta-llama/llama-3-8b-instruct
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Meta Llama|Released Apr 2024 · Updated Jun 2025

Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct (meta-llama/llama-3-8b-instruct) is a llama 8.0B-parameter model from Meta Llama with a 8,192-token context window and 8,192 max output tokens, priced at $0.04/1M input and $0.04/1M output tokens. Available via the haimaker.ai OpenAI-compatible API.

Parameters
8.0B
Context Window
8K
tokens
Max Output
8K
tokens
Input Price
$0.04
/1M tokens
Output Price
$0.04
/1M tokens

Overview

Llama 3 8B Instruct is a chat model by Meta Llama. It has 8.0B parameters. It supports a 8K token context window.

Features & Capabilities

Modechat
Context Window8,192 tokens
Max Output8,192 tokens
Function CallingNot supported
VisionNot supported
ReasoningNot supported
Web SearchNot supported
Url ContextNot supported

Technical Details

ArchitectureLlamaForCausalLM
Model Typellama
Languagesen
Librarytransformers

API Usage

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.haimaker.ai/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="meta-llama/llama-3-8b-instruct",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, how are you?"}
    ],
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the context window of Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct?

Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct (meta-llama/llama-3-8b-instruct) has a 8,192-token context window and supports up to 8,192 output tokens per request.

How much does Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct cost?

Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct is priced at $0.04 per 1M input tokens and $0.04 per 1M output tokens when accessed via the haimaker.ai OpenAI-compatible API.

How do I use Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct via API?

Send requests to https://api.haimaker.ai/v1/chat/completions with model "meta-llama/llama-3-8b-instruct" using any OpenAI-compatible SDK. Authentication uses a Bearer API key from https://app.haimaker.ai.

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