Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

OVHcloud AI chat

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is an OVHcloud AI chat model.It supports a 131,000-token context windowwith up to 131,000 output tokens.Input is priced at $0.1000/M tokens and output at $0.1000/M tokens. Capabilities include function calling. Route 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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~3K in / ~400 out · 5K req/day
3,000
0131,000
400
0131,000
5,000
01,000,000
Per request
$0.000340
in $0.000300 · out $0.000040
Per day
$1.70
5,000 requests
Per month
$51.74
152,188 requests

Estimate uses $0.1000/M input · $0.1000/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 $0.1000/M
Output $0.1000/M

Limits

Context window
131,000 tokens
Max input
131,000 tokens
Max output
131,000 tokens
Modalities
text

Capabilities

  • Function calling ✓ supported
  • 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 ✓ supported
  • Prompt caching — not advertised
  • Reasoning — not advertised

Where it's strong

  • +agentic workflows that depend on reliable tool calls

Watch out for

  • !high cost — input + output rates are in the top 93% of priced chat peers; consider a cheaper sibling for high-volume workloads

Benchmarks pending

We haven't logged public benchmark scores for Llama 3.1 8B Instruct yet. Have one to contribute? Submit a source — citations help us prioritise.

Try it

Call 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.
# 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="ovhcloud/llama-3-1-8b-instruct",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, 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="ovhcloud/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

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

ProviderInput / 1MOutput / 1MVerified
Perplexity$0.200/M$0.200/MMay 12, 2026

Compare with similar models

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct doesn't have a public Arena ELO score yet, so we group by provider only — quality-tier comparisons need a benchmark.

FAQ

How much does Llama 3.1 8B Instruct cost?

Input is priced at $0.1000 per 1M tokens and output at $0.1000 per 1M tokens (OVHcloud AI, last verified May 12, 2026).

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

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct supports a 131,000-token context window with up to 131,000 output tokens.

Does Llama 3.1 8B Instruct support function calling?

Yes — Llama 3.1 8B Instruct supports function (tool) calling.

Is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct good for production?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is well-suited for agentic workflows that depend on reliable tool calls. Consider alternatives if you need high cost — input + output rates are in the top 93% of priced chat peers; consider a cheaper sibling for high-volume workloads.

How can I route to 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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