Who is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct for?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is an open-source project built for developers.

Does Llama 3.1 8B Instruct have a free plan?

Yes — Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does Llama 3.1 8B Instruct run on?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct runs on the web and API.

Is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct still active?

The GitHub repository shows 1.9k commits in the last 90 days.

What projects are similar to Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Llama 3.3 70B Instruct, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct, and Llama 3.1 8B Instruct.

Who develops Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is developed by NVIDIA.

When did Llama 3.1 8B Instruct launch?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct first shipped in 2023.

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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Name: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Author: NVIDIA

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This is an NVIDIA-optimized variant of Meta's Llama 3.1 8B Instruct model using NVFP4 quantization for improved performance on compatible hardware. It supports chat and instruction-following use cases while maintaining a smaller memory footprint. The model is hosted on Hugging Face and intended for advanced AI development and deployment.

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Overview

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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct sits in PulseGate's Foundation models & chat category. It focuses on running efficient large language model inference with reduced precision. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is an open-source project aimed at developers. The project is open source (Open Source). It runs on the web and API.

NVIDIA builds and maintains Llama 3.1 8B Instruct, and it first shipped in 2023. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 14.2k stars and 1.9k commits in the last 90 days. It operates in a well-populated space: PulseGate tracks 9 similar projects. It exposes integrations via a public API.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Instruction Tuning
Quantized Inference

Built with & integrations

Hosting

AWS

AI providers

meta_llamalocal_oss

Connectors

API

Runs on

BrowserAPI-only

Detected from

AWS: x-amz-cf-id header · x-amz-cf-pop header · via header
local_oss: bvllm in the HTML
meta_llama: llama- in the HTML

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

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What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed24 Jul · 13:34 UTC
nvidia/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-NVFP4 verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

What does Llama 3.1 8B Instruct do?: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct focuses on running efficient large language model inference with reduced precision. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.
Who is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct for?: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is an open-source project built for developers.
Does Llama 3.1 8B Instruct have a free plan?: Yes — Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Llama 3.1 8B Instruct run on?: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct runs on the web and API.
Is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct still active?: The GitHub repository shows 1.9k commits in the last 90 days.
What projects are similar to Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Llama 3.3 70B Instruct, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct, and Llama 3.1 8B Instruct.Llama 3.3 70B Instruct Llama 3.3 70B Instruct Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Who develops Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is developed by NVIDIA.
When did Llama 3.1 8B Instruct launch?: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct first shipped in 2023.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
Built for: developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Running efficient large language model inference with reduced precision.

Registered as

Hugging Face: nvidia/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-NVFP4

Developer

NVIDIA

Community-driven

Open source

Stars: 14,193
Forks: 2,596
Open issues: 1,545
Last commit: 24 Jul 2026
Commits 90d: 1,899
Contributors: 434
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: main
Latest release: v1.2.1 · 20 Apr 2026

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70.4
Indexed: 24 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 24 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: nvidia-llama-3-1-8b-instruct-nvfp4-huggingface-co
Lifecycle state recorded: 24 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 24 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Derived from the model's own Hugging Face metadata.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 5 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/nvidia/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-NVFP4

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