How much does Llama 3.1 8B Instruct cost on Zeplik?

Input tokens cost 0.60 credits per million and output tokens 0.96 credits per million (1 credit = $0.10; the raw provider rates are $0.050 and $0.080 per million). New accounts start with free credits.

How long can a conversation with Llama 3.1 8B Instruct be?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has a 131K-token context window (131,072 tokens), which covers the conversation plus any documents you attach.

Does Llama 3.1 8B Instruct support images and tools?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is text-only and supports tool calling.

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Open weightTools

Meta · Released July 2024 · Knowledge cutoff December 2023

Meta's latest class of model (Llama 3.1) launched with a variety of sizes & flavors. This 8B instruct-tuned version is fast and efficient.

It belongs to Meta's open-weight Llama family: Llama 4 Maverick is the capability lead, Scout the efficient long-context sibling, Llama Guard the safety classifier, and the 3.x line remains a dependable workhorse.

Facts and pricing

Provider: Meta
Context window: 131K tokens
Input price: 0.60 credits / 1M tokens ($0.050 raw)
Output price: 0.96 credits / 1M tokens ($0.080 raw)
Vision (image input): No
Tool calling: Yes
Extended reasoning: No

Credits are what Zeplik bills: 1 credit = $0.10, computed from the raw provider rate with a 1.20x margin. Raw prices shown per 1M tokens.

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What Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is best for

Everyday chat and drafting on an open-weight model with transparent lineage
Tool use and agents: reliably calls functions, so it can search, run skills and drive workflows

Example prompts

Prompts that suit a open weight model like Llama 3.1 8B Instruct:

Draft a project update from these rough notes
Explain how HTTPS works to a curious teenager
Turn this list of features into a changelog entry
Brainstorm objections to this proposal and how to answer them

Meta family

Model	Context	Input cr/M	Output cr/M	Released
Llama Guard 4 12B	164K	2.2	2.2	April 2025
Llama 4 Maverick	128K	2.2	7.8	April 2025
Llama 4 Scout	328K	1.2	3.6	April 2025
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct	131K	1.2	3.8	December 2024
Llama 3.2 1B Instruct	60K	0.32	2.4	September 2024
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct	80K	0.61	4.0	September 2024
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct	131K	0.60	0.96	July 2024
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct	131K	8.6	8.6	July 2024

Model comparisons

Frequently asked questions

What is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is an AI model by Meta. Meta's latest class of model (Llama 3.1) launched with a variety of sizes & flavors. This 8B instruct-tuned version is fast and efficient.
How much does Llama 3.1 8B Instruct cost on Zeplik?: Input tokens cost 0.60 credits per million and output tokens 0.96 credits per million (1 credit = $0.10; the raw provider rates are $0.050 and $0.080 per million). New accounts start with free credits.
How long can a conversation with Llama 3.1 8B Instruct be?: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has a 131K-token context window (131,072 tokens), which covers the conversation plus any documents you attach.
Does Llama 3.1 8B Instruct support images and tools?: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is text-only and supports tool calling.

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