Model · Groq

Llama 3.1 8B Instant on Groq

Ultra-cheap Groq text model for high-volume chat, classification, and routing.

Pricing

Model Overview

Tracked token-pricing fields for this model family. Empty pricing fields stay hidden until the source publishes them.

Model pricing
Price field	Value
Input	$0.05 / 1M tokens
Output	$0.08 / 1M tokens
Source	Llama 3.1 8B Instant on Groq pricing
Verified	Apr 2, 2026 (High)

Surface

Input and output modalities, enabled feature flags, strengths, and tradeoffs.

Model capabilities
Attribute	Values
Modalities	text to text
Capabilities	batchSupportpromptCachingfunctionCallingstructuredOutputs
Strengths	Groq cost control, Very fast
Tradeoffs	Smallest model in current Groq compare set

References

Canonical launch, documentation, pricing, and release-note URLs.

Official model links
Reference	URL
Intro	https://console.groq.com/docs/models
Docs	https://console.groq.com/docs/models
Pricing	https://groq.com/pricing
Release note	https://console.groq.com/docs/changelog

Coverage

Reported benchmark families, versions, scores, sources, and notes.

Benchmark coverage
Benchmark	Version	Score	Date	Source	Notes

Lifecycle

Lifecycle transitions and release timeline for this model family.

Release history
Release	Alias	Lifecycle	Release Date	Deprecation	Shutdown	Summary
Llama 3.1 8B Instant on Groq	groq-llama-3-1-8b-instant	Active	Sep 1, 2024	—	—	Current published model family snapshot.

Surfaces

Provider-specific hosting, context, pricing notes, feature differences, and provider-status context.

Host coverage
Host	Type	Context	Pricing Note	Differences
Groq API	first-party	131.1K	Reference production Groq pricing.	Production model tier

Migration

Documented migration summary, successor families, and known breaking changes.

Migration guidance
Topic	Details
Summary	Default Groq budget tier for simple generation, routing, and classification.
Replacement models	groq-llama-3-3-70b-versatile

Timeline

Cataloged model-family updates and source references.

Change events
Date	Type	Title	Description	Source
Sep 1, 2024	family_added	Llama 3.1 8B Instant on Groq published	Initial public model family launch.	Llama 3.1 8B Instant on Groq release notes

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