Llama 3.1 8B Instruct: Specs & Sources

Specifications and access

Specification	Value and source
Weights	Open weightsSource
Access	APISource
Parameters	8 billionSource
Context window	131,072 tokensSource
Knowledge Cutoff	December 2023Source
License	Llama 3.1 CommunitySource
Inputs	TextSource
Outputs	TextSource
Tool calling	YesSource

Our tests

Each test shows the latest attempt, with no subsequent fixes to the generated code. Earlier runs remain available in the test details. These results do not contribute to an overall score.

Pelican on a bicycle

A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Reasoning (requested): not specified

Current attempt

Run date: 1 Oct 2026
API provider: openrouter
Requested API model: meta-llama/llama-3.1-8b-instruct
API model reported in response: meta-llama/llama-3.1-8b-instruct
Reasoning setting: not specified
Pinned endpoint: DeepInfra | meta-llama/llama-3.1-8b-instruct
Temperature: Provider default
Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens
Test protocol: community-visual-tests-v1
Technical checks: Passed, not a quality rating
Response time: 27.8 s

Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.

Prompt and test conditions

Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle

Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens

Task origin (Simon Willison)

Popularity

47.1 / 100

Sources and data date

Type	Evidence and data date
Additional source	Hugging Face · Hugging Face, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct · Editorial description reviewed October 4, 2026
Additional source	OpenRouter: Popularity index (derived), CC BY 4.0
Additional source	Vercel AI Gateway: Popularity index (derived), CC BY 4.0
Additional source	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0