Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct (nitro)

meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct:nitro

Created Jul 2364,000 context

$3.9/M input tokens$3.9/M output tokens

Meta's latest class of model (Llama 3.1) launched with a variety of sizes & flavors. This 70B instruct-tuned version is optimized for high quality dialogue usecases.

It has demonstrated strong performance compared to leading closed-source models in human evaluations.

Usage of this model is subject to Meta's Acceptable Use Policy.

These are higher-throughput endpoints for Llama 3.1 70B Instruct. They may have higher prices.

Sample code and API for Llama 3.1 70B Instruct (nitro)

OpenRouter normalizes requests and responses across providers for you.

To get started, you can use Llama 3.1 70B Instruct (nitro) via API like this:

fetch("https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${OPENROUTER_API_KEY}`,
    "HTTP-Referer": `${YOUR_SITE_URL}`, // Optional, for including your app on openrouter.ai rankings.
    "X-Title": `${YOUR_SITE_NAME}`, // Optional. Shows in rankings on openrouter.ai.
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct:nitro",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "What is the meaning of life?"
      }
    ]
  })
});

You can also use OpenRouter with OpenAI's client API:

import OpenAI from "openai"

const openai = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
  apiKey: $OPENROUTER_API_KEY,
  defaultHeaders: {
    "HTTP-Referer": $YOUR_SITE_URL, // Optional, for including your app on openrouter.ai rankings.
    "X-Title": $YOUR_SITE_NAME, // Optional. Shows in rankings on openrouter.ai.
  }
})

async function main() {
  const completion = await openai.chat.completions.create({
    model: "meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct:nitro",
    messages: [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "What is the meaning of life?"
      }
    ]
  })

  console.log(completion.choices[0].message)
}
main()

See the Request docs for all possible parameters, and Parameters for recommended values.