6.9
Intelligence Index
Above 17% of 51 other free models
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Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Free allowance
Up to10,000neurons / day
via Cloudflare
Meta's latest class of model (Llama 3.1) launched with a variety of sizes & flavors. This 8B instruct-tuned version is fast and efficient. It has demonstrated strong performance compared to...
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Providers
Available through 2 free providers. Use the model ID and API settings below to connect.
Vercel AI Gateway
VAVercel AI Gateway
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5.4
Coding Index
Above 2% of 39 other free models
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Free access, setup, and what to expect.
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available with up to 10,000 neurons / day free through Cloudflare. Free allowances can change. Check the Llama 3.1 8B Instruct provider limits before you start.
To use Llama 3.1 8B Instruct, choose one of the listed Llama 3.1 8B Instruct API providers and follow the provider’s account and API-key setup guide. Copy the Llama 3.1 8B Instruct model ID and connection settings for your chosen provider into your app or API client. Model IDs can differ between providers. API requests go directly to the provider; Free Models is a comparison site.
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct accepts text as listed input formats. Listed output formats include text. Image or audio input support does not imply image or audio generation. Check the chosen provider’s Llama 3.1 8B Instruct documentation for supported file types and request formats.
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has a listed context window of 131K tokens. Tokens are small pieces of content rather than a word count. Instructions, conversation history, and other inputs use context space, and the response also needs room. The maximum output length for Llama 3.1 8B Instruct may be smaller than the context window and can vary by provider.
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has tool calling support listed; reasoning support isn’t listed. Reasoning enables additional processing for complex problems. Tool calling allows a model to request functions that your app executes. Check the chosen provider’s documentation for capability availability and setup.
Review the listed Llama 3.1 8B Instruct benchmark results to compare performance on measured tasks. Compare scores within the same benchmark: coding indexes, Elo ratings, and win rates measure different things. The index comparison charts include only scored free models listed on Free Models. Evaluate Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on examples from your own task alongside context size and provider limits.