Meta-Llama llama-3-8b-instruct

Meta's latest class of model (Llama 3) launched with a variety of sizes & flavors

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 performance compared to leading closed-source models in human evaluations.

To read more about the model release, click here. Usage of this model is subject to Meta's Acceptable Use Policy.

Why It Looks Great

• Large Language Model architecture for efficient processing
• 8192 context window for long document handling
• Competitive pricing at $0.0/$0.0 per million tokens

Key Features

• Context Window: 8192 tokens
• Max Output: 16384 tokens
• Vision: Supported
• Function Calling: Supported

Specifications

Pricing

How to Use

1. Write your prompt — describe the task, provide context, and specify desired output format.
2. Submit — the model processes your request and returns the response.

API Integration

Base URL: https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1 API Endpoint: chat/completions Model ID: meta-llama/llama-3-8b-instruct

API Usage

Python SDK

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    base_url="https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="meta-llama/llama-3-8b-instruct",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

cURL

curl https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "meta-llama/llama-3-8b-instruct",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Notes

• Model: meta-llama/llama-3-8b-instruct
• Provider: Meta-Llama