Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) by Groq (Meta) costs $0.050 per 1 Million input tokens and $0.080 per 1 Million output tokens. It features a 128k context window and has a blended 3:1 production rate of $0.058/1M tokens.
Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq)
Micro-footprint model hosted on LPU chips achieving 500+ tokens per second at near-zero cost.
Verified Specifications & Benchmark Data
| Developer / Provider | Groq (Meta) |
| Model Family | Llama 3.1 |
| Blended 3:1 Rate (Production Benchmark) | $0.058 / 1M tokens |
| Batch API Discount (24hr SLA) | None |
| Multimodal Vision | ❌ Text Only |
| Function Calling / Structured Outputs | ✅ Native Tool Calling |
| MMLU Benchmark Score | 73.0% |
| Latency & Throughput Tier | Blazing (~550 t/s) |
| Optimal Architecture & Use Cases | Instant search indexing, real-time moderation, intent classification |
Frequently Asked Questions about Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq)
How much does Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) cost per 1M tokens?
Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) pricing is set at $0.050 per 1 million input tokens and $0.080 per 1 million output tokens. For high-volume batch workloads, 24-hour batch queues provide a None.
How much money does Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) prompt caching save?
Prompt caching is currently not natively offered for Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) on direct serverless endpoints.
What is the context window limit of Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq)?
Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) has a maximum context window of 128k (128,000 tokens), supporting up to 4,096 completion tokens per response.
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