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Llama 3 8B Instruct

by MetaReleased 18 April 2024

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...

TakesText
GivesText

Reads about 8,1 pages

Parameters you can send

Standard OpenAI fields, grouped by what they control. Anything not listed is accepted and ignored.

Shaping the reply

How long, how varied, where to stop.

max_tokenstemperaturetop_ptop_kmin_pstopfrequency_penaltypresence_penaltyrepetition_penaltylogit_bias

Structured output

Get JSON you can parse instead of prose.

response_formatstructured_outputs

Questions about Llama 3 8B Instruct

  • Is Llama 3 8B Instruct still on sale?

    No. Meta has retired it. Other Meta models are on sale.

  • What is Llama 3 8B Instruct best for?

    The lab has not said.

  • Does Llama 3 8B Instruct work in Arabic, French or Darja?

    Meta names no languages for Llama 3 8B Instruct. Arabic, French and Darja: not stated.

  • Can it read PDFs, images or a whole book?

    It reads text. Up to 8K tokens in one request, about 8 pages. Longest reply: not stated.

  • Is Llama 3 8B Instruct open source?

    Yes, its weights are public. Open weights on Hugging Face

  • Who makes Llama 3 8B Instruct, and when was it released?

    Meta. Released 18 April 2024. It knows the world up to 31 December 2023.

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