Meta Llama Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Nscale chat

Meta Llama Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is a Nscale chat model.Input is priced at $0.0300/M tokens and output at $0.0300/M tokens. Route Meta Llama Llama 3.1 8B Instruct via Future AGI's Agent Command Center for unified observability, caching, and 15 routing strategies including cost-optimized fallback.

Pricing source: litellm Last verified: May 12, 2026 View source ↗
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Estimate Meta Llama Llama 3.1 8B Instruct spend

Pick a workload, fine-tune the sliders, and see the monthly bill.

~3K in / ~400 out · 5K req/day
3,000
0200,000
400
016,000
5,000
01,000,000
Per request
$0.000102
in $0.000090 · out $0.000012
Per day
$0.5100
5,000 requests
Per month
$15.52
152,188 requests

Estimate uses $0.0300/M input · $0.0300/M output. Provider pricing changes. Production costs vary with retries, streaming overhead, and tool-call rounds.
Want this for free? Cache + route via Agent Command Center — first 100K requests and 100K cache hits free every month.

Pricing

Per-token rates, expressed in USD per 1M tokens. Verified May 12, 2026.

Input $0.0300/M
Output $0.0300/M

Limits

Context window
Max input
Max output
Modalities
text

Capabilities

  • Function calling — not advertised
  • Parallel tool calls — not advertised
  • Vision input — not advertised
  • Audio input — not advertised
  • Audio output — not advertised
  • PDF input — not advertised
  • Streaming ✓ supported
  • Structured output — not advertised
  • Prompt caching — not advertised
  • Reasoning — not advertised

Where it's strong

Watch out for

  • !high cost — input + output rates are in the top 99% of priced chat peers; consider a cheaper sibling for high-volume workloads
  • !agentic workflows — no advertised function-calling; use a tool-capable model and route via Agent Command Center for fallback
  • !strict structured output — no JSON-schema enforcement, expect retry loops

Benchmarks pending

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Try it

Call Meta Llama Llama 3.1 8B Instruct via Agent Command Center

One OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Routing, fallback, semantic caching, guardrails, and cost tracking come along for the ride. First 100K requests + 100K cache hits free every month.

SDK
Native Future AGI client (agentcc / @agentcc/client). Per-call metadata — provider, cost, latency, cache hit, request id — is returned on x-agentcc-* response headers, so any HTTP client can read it.
# Meta Llama Llama 3.1 8B Instruct via the Agent Command Center Python SDK
# pip install agentcc
import os
from agentcc import AgentCC

client = AgentCC(
    api_key=os.environ["AGENTCC_API_KEY"],   # from app.futureagi.com → Settings → API Keys
    base_url="https://gateway.futureagi.com/v1",
)

resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="nscale/meta-llama-llama-3-1-8b-instruct",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Meta Llama Llama 3.1 8B Instruct!"}],
)

print(resp.choices[0].message.content)
print(f"Tokens: {resp.usage.total_tokens}")

# Per-call gateway metadata is returned on x-agentcc-* response headers.
# When you need it programmatically, use .with_raw_response to get them:
raw = client.chat.completions.with_raw_response.create(
    model="nscale/meta-llama-llama-3-1-8b-instruct",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Same call, but I want the headers."}],
)
print("Provider:", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-provider"))
print("Latency:", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-latency-ms"), "ms")
print("Cost:   ", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-cost"), "USD")
print("Cache:  ", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-cache"))
Set AGENTCC_API_KEY with a key fromapp.futureagi.com.Gateway docs ↗

Same model on other providers

meta-llama-llama-3-1-8b-instruct is also available via 2 other routes. Pricing, regions, and capabilities can differ — compare before routing production traffic.

ProviderInput / 1MOutput / 1MVerified
Novita AI$0.0200/M$0.0500/MMay 12, 2026
W&B Inference$22,000/M$22,000/MMay 12, 2026

FAQ

How much does Meta Llama Llama 3.1 8B Instruct cost?

Input is priced at $0.0300 per 1M tokens and output at $0.0300 per 1M tokens (Nscale, last verified May 12, 2026).

What is the context window of Meta Llama Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Context window for Meta Llama Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is not currently public.

Does Meta Llama Llama 3.1 8B Instruct support function calling?

Meta Llama Llama 3.1 8B Instruct does not currently advertise function-calling support. For agentic workloads, prefer a tool-calling-capable model and route via Agent Command Center for fallback.

Is Meta Llama Llama 3.1 8B Instruct good for production?

Meta Llama Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is best evaluated against your own production traces. Pipe traffic through Agent Command Center to compare it head-to-head against alternatives in shadow mode.

How can I route to Meta Llama Llama 3.1 8B Instruct with fallback?

Use Agent Command Center: a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint that supports cost-optimized routing, latency-aware retries, model fallback, and shadow traffic. Configure once, swap models without app changes.

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