Llama 3.1 8B

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Summary: Llama 3.1 8B is a compact, highly efficient language model from Meta's flagship Llama family, optimized for conversational agents and real-time applications. With an impressive 128k token context window and robust multilingual support, this model delivers exceptional performance for chatbots, virtual assistants, and interactive applications where speed and responsiveness are crucial while maintaining high-quality natural language understanding.

Intelligence	Speed	Sovereignty	Input	Output
Low	High	Low	Text	Text

Central parameters

Description: Latest small-sized model from Meta's Llama 3.1 series with optimized architecture for efficient inference.

Model identifier: meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct

IONOS AI Model Hub Lifecycle and Alternatives

IONOS Launch	End of Life	Alternative	Successor
July 1, 2024	N/A	Nemo (12B)

Origin

Provider	Country	License	Flavor	Release
Meta	USA	License	Instruct	July 23, 2024

Technology

Context window	Parameters	Quantization	Multilingual
128k	8.03B	fp8	Yes

Modalities

Text	Image	Audio
Input and output	Not supported	Not supported

Endpoints

Chat Completions	Embeddings	Image generation
v1/chat/completions	Not supported	Not supported

Features

Streaming	Tool calling
Supported	Supported

Rate limits

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