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Llama 3.1 8B
Meta's small open-weight model. Runs on consumer hardware (16GB GPU or modern laptop) and remains a strong default for local-first AI.
- Modality
- Text
- License
- Llama 3 Community License (Open weights)
- Parameter size
- 8B
- Context window
- 128,000 tokens
- Released
- July 23, 2024
- Last verified
- May 10, 2026
- Runs locally
- Yes
Strengths
- Runs on a single consumer GPU or modern laptop
- 128k context window
- Mature ecosystem — widely supported runners
Weaknesses
- Reasoning depth modest compared to 70B
- Community License restricts use at >700M MAU
Try it
| Where | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hugging Face | weights | Gated — accept license to download |
| Ollama | local | ollama run llama3.1 |
| Groq | hosted-api | Free tier |
| OpenRouter | hosted-api | API key required |
Version history
- Llama 3.3 70B Dec 2024
- Llama 3.2 Vision Sep 2024
- Llama 3.1 8B Jul 2024 Current
Official sources
- Model card model
Change log
- — Initial entry.
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