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Model · Meta AI

Llama 3 8B Instruct

Meta's latest class of model (Llama 3) launched with a variety of sizes & flavors. This 8B instruct-tuned version was optimized for high quality dialogue usecases. It has demonstrated strong performa

Pricing

Model Overview

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

Model pricing
Price fieldValue
Input$0.03 / 1M tokens
Output$0.04 / 1M tokens
SourceOpenRouter
VerifiedApr 5, 2026 (High)

Surface

Capabilities

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

Model capabilities
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References

Official Links

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

Official model links
ReferenceURL
Introhttps://openrouter.ai/meta-llama/llama-3-8b-instruct
Docshttps://openrouter.ai/meta-llama/llama-3-8b-instruct
Pricinghttps://openrouter.ai/models

Coverage

Benchmark Coverage

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

Benchmark coverage
BenchmarkVersionScoreDateSourceNotes

Lifecycle

Release History

Lifecycle transitions and release timeline for this model family.

Release history
ReleaseAliasLifecycleRelease DateDeprecationShutdownSummary
Llama 3 8B Instructmeta-llama-llama-3-8b-instructActiveApr 18, 2024——Model available via OpenRouter.

Surfaces

Host Coverage

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

Host coverage
HostTypeContextPricing NoteDifferences
OpenRouteraggregator8.2K$0.03/1M in · $0.04/1M out via OpenRouter—

Migration

Migration Guidance

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

Migration guidance
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Timeline

Change Events

Cataloged model-family updates and source references.

Change events
DateTypeTitleDescriptionSource
Apr 18, 2024family_addedLlama 3 8B Instruct publishedModel made available via OpenRouter.OpenRouter

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