Llama 3 8B
LegacyAffordableRun locallyMeta's original Llama 3 compact model.
Good open-weight model for efficient inference. Superseded by Llama 3.1 8B and Llama 3.2 3B.
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Llama 3 8B is somewhat expensive at $0.14/M tokens input and $0.14/M tokens output. The model supports a 8K context window.
Benchmarks
This model hasn't been evaluated by Artificial Analysis yet. Benchmark scores will appear once they're published.
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Run locally
Run Llama 3 8B on your own computer with the Local AI Engine for free, with no rate limits and no third-party AI provider involved. idapt installs it and routes chat to your hardware automatically.
ollama pull llama3:8b-instruct-q4_K_M
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When was Llama 3 8B released?
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Llama 3 8B was released on April 18, 2024.
Who created Llama 3 8B?
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Llama 3 8B was created by Meta.
How much does Llama 3 8B cost?
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Llama 3 8B costs $0.14/M input tokens and $0.14/M output tokens.
What is Llama 3 8B API pricing?
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The Llama 3 8B API is priced at $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.14 per million output tokens. You can access Llama 3 8B through idapt.app alongside 200+ other AI models in one workspace.
Is Llama 3 8B a reasoning model?
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No, Llama 3 8B is not a reasoning model. It responds directly without an extended internal thinking step. For tasks requiring deep chain-of-thought reasoning, consider models like Claude, o-series from OpenAI, or Gemini Thinking.
Does Llama 3 8B support image or vision input?
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No, Llama 3 8B does not currently support image or vision input. It is a text-only model.
Does Llama 3 8B support audio?
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No, Llama 3 8B does not support audio input.
What is the context window of Llama 3 8B?
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Llama 3 8B has a context window of 8K tokens, meaning it can process approximately 6,144 words of context at once.
Is Llama 3 8B open source?
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Llama 3 8B is a proprietary model developed by Meta. The model weights and training data are not publicly available.
Where can I use Llama 3 8B?
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You can chat with Llama 3 8B on idapt.app — no separate API key required. idapt is an AI workspace with 200+ models, agents, computers, and tasks. You can also access Llama 3 8B through Meta's own API or platform.