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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

API model name: llama-3.1-8b-instruct

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is Meta's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. Capabilities include Tool calling. It is priced at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.09 per million output tokens. That is below the provider's $0.05 official input rate. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 100+ other models on Api.Airforce.

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Pricing

Input / 1M tokens

$0.06

Output / 1M tokens

$0.09

Cache read / 1M tokens

$0.04

Cache write / 1M tokens

$0.08

Official input rate

$0.05

Official output rate

$0.08

Api.Airforce price vs. the provider's official rate.

Specifications

Provider: Meta
Type: chat model

Capabilities

Tool calling

What is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct used for?

Chatbots & assistants — conversational AI, drafting, summarizing and Q&A.
Agents & automation — function calling and tool use for multi-step workflows.

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs. similar models

Model	Intelligence	Context	Input / 1M	Output / 1M
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct	—	—	$0.06	$0.09
Llama 2 13B	—	—	$1.95	$1.95
Llama 2 70B	—	—	$1.30	$1.30
Llama 2 7B	—	—	$1.30	$1.30

Prices are Api.Airforce pay-as-you-go rates per 1M tokens. Context is the maximum input length.

Related models

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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct — frequently asked questions

How much does Llama 3.1 8B Instruct cost?: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.09 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.
What can Llama 3.1 8B Instruct do?: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct supports Tool calling.
Is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct free to use?: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
How do I use Llama 3.1 8B Instruct via the API?: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID llama-3.1-8b-instruct with your Api.Airforce API key.
Who makes Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is Meta's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Use Llama 3.1 8B Instruct via the API

OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass llama-3.1-8b-instruct as the model.

cURL

curl https://api.airforce/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIRFORCE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "llama-3.1-8b-instruct",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
  }'

Python

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.airforce/v1", api_key="$AIRFORCE_API_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="llama-3.1-8b-instruct",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)

JavaScript

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.airforce/v1", apiKey: process.env.AIRFORCE_API_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "llama-3.1-8b-instruct",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);