Llama 3.1 8B
merge-gateway/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct · family llama · in: text → out: text · price provider-declared (via models.dev). Capabilities: toolstext.
$0.22Blended $/1M (3:1)
$0.22Input $/1M
$0.22Output $/1M
$0.441M in + 1M out
—Cache read $/1M
#1378 of 5,863Cheapest rank
- Provider
- Merge Gateway (
merge-gateway) - Kind
- text (outputs text)
- Context
- 128,000 tokens
- Max output
- 2,048 tokens
- Capabilities
- toolstext
Same model, other providers
“Llama 3.1 8B” is offered by 3 providers — cheapest-effective first. Groq is the cheapest at $0.06 blended.
| Provider | Input | Output | Blended | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groq | $0.05 | $0.08 | $0.06 | 131k |
| Merge Gateway (this) | $0.22 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 128k |
| Weights & Biases | $0.22 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 128k |
Call it
jishie indexes & prices models; it does not proxy inference.
Most providers are OpenAI-compatible — point base_url at Merge Gateway and pass this model id:
curl $BASE_URL/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}]}'
Route programmatically with MCP find_model / get_model, or fetch this record free (no wallet):