Llama Guard 3 8B
Summary
Llama Guard 3 8B is an open-weight language model from Meta, released on 23 Jul 2024. It accepts text and generates text, with a 131K-token context window and up to 131K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $0.48 per million input tokens and $0.03 per million output tokens (Cloudflare Workers AI), across 1 provider we track.
Safety model for policy screening, moderation, and risk-aware routing workflows
Last verified 4 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | Meta |
|---|---|
| Release date | 23 Jul 2024 [models.dev] |
| Status | Generally available [models.dev] |
| Weights | Open weights [models.dev] |
| Context window | 131K (131,072 tokens) [models.dev] |
| Max output | 131K tokens [models.dev] |
| Knowledge cutoff | Dec 2023 [models.dev] |
| Input | Text [models.dev] |
| Output | Text [models.dev] |
| Reasoning mode | No [models.dev] |
| Tool calling | No [models.dev] |
| Structured output | No [models.dev] |
Llama Guard 3 8B API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Workers AI @cf/meta/llama-guard-3-8b | $0.48 | $0.03 | – | 131K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Llama Guard 3 8B?
Llama Guard 3 8B has a context window of 131,072 tokens (131K) and can generate up to 131,072 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.
How much does the Llama Guard 3 8B API cost?
Llama Guard 3 8B is listed from $0.48 per million input tokens and $0.03 per million output tokens (Cloudflare Workers AI). Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.
Is Llama Guard 3 8B open source?
Llama Guard 3 8B is an open-weight model. Check the license terms before commercial use.
When was Llama Guard 3 8B released?
Meta released Llama Guard 3 8B on 23 Jul 2024, according to models.dev.
Change history
No changes detected since we started tracking this model. We re-check every source daily.