Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct (free)

meta-llama/llama-3.2-1b-instruct:free

Created Sep 254,096 context

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Llama 3.2 1B is a 1-billion-parameter language model focused on efficiently performing natural language tasks, such as summarization, dialogue, and multilingual text analysis. Its smaller size allows it to operate efficiently in low-resource environments while maintaining strong task performance.

Supporting eight core languages and fine-tunable for more, Llama 1.3B is ideal for businesses or developers seeking lightweight yet powerful AI solutions that can operate in diverse multilingual settings without the high computational demand of larger models.

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

These are free, rate-limited endpoints for Llama 3.2 1B Instruct. Outputs may be cached. Read about rate limits here.

Sample code and API for Llama 3.2 1B Instruct (free)

OpenRouter normalizes requests and responses across providers for you.

To get started, you can use Llama 3.2 1B Instruct (free) 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-3.2-1b-instruct:free",
    "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-3.2-1b-instruct:free",
    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.