Does Llama 3.1 8B Instant support zero data retention?

Not by default. See the per-route data-handling section for each route's logging stance and retention window.

Where is Llama 3.1 8B Instant hosted?

Llama 3.1 8B Instant runs on US hosting routes through the Opper gateway.

Is Llama 3.1 8B Instant trained on prompts and outputs?

No. Every hosting route for Llama 3.1 8B Instant is configured so customer prompts and outputs are not used to train models by default.

Is a GDPR DPA available for Llama 3.1 8B Instant?

Yes. A GDPR Data Processing Agreement is available on at least one route serving Llama 3.1 8B Instant. Contact hello@opper.ai to receive it.

Llama 3.1 8B Instant

by Meta

Llama 3.1 8B Instant is a fast, lightweight build of Meta's Llama 3.1 8B, tuned for quick responses in interactive and real-time use cases. With 8 billion parameters and a 128,000-token context window, it suits synchronous APIs and conversational applications that need rapid turnaround. Despite its small size, the model supports tool calling and structured output generation, enabling function-based agent patterns in lightweight settings. Multilingual training covers eight officially supported languages, and the open-weight foundation allows customization and self-hosting. It fits chatbots, code completion, content classification, and customer-facing applications where responsiveness is the priority, making it a practical choice for high-volume production services.

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Key info

Input

Output

Features

Context window

128K

Max output

Input price

$0.05 /1M

Output price

$0.08 /1M

US residency available
No training by default
GDPR DPA available

Available routes

Llama 3.1 8B Instant runs on 1 route through the Opper gateway. Compare residency, ZDR, and training posture at a glance — full data-handling detail per route below.

Provider	Region	Zero data retention	Training	Input	Output
Groq	US	Not by default	No	$0.05	$0.08

Uptime and availability

Llama 3.1 8B Instant runs on a single route through the Opper gateway today, so its availability is that provider's availability.

100%route uptime, last 30 days

Single route, no failover target within this model.

Name a second model in the same request and the gateway tries it on retriable errors, so a busy hour never has to reach your users. Set up a fallback chain.

Measured over the last 30 days from each provider's official status feed via StatusGator. Refreshed hourly. See uptime for every provider Opper monitors.

Data handling per route

Each route hosting Llama 3.1 8B Instant has its own privacy posture, residency, and GDPR terms. Postures are maintained by Opper with a last-verification timestamp.

Groq — United States🇺🇸

Zero data retention is not on by default — abuse monitoring, 30-day retention. No training on customer data. US; SCCs; DPA available.

Zero data retention: Not by default — abuse monitoring, 30-day retention. Derived from the logging and moderation facts.
Training: No training on customer data.
Logging: Abuse monitoring (30-day retention)
Moderation: Not established
Caching: Not established
Subprocessor access: Not established
GDPR DPA: DPA available
Transfer mechanism: SCCs

Get started

Call Llama 3.1 8B Instant through the Opper gateway with one API key. Let your coding agent set it up, or call it directly — Opper is drop-in compatible with the OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google AI SDKs.

Set it up with your agent

Copy this and paste it into a coding agent like Claude Code, Cursor or Codex and it'll wire up Opper for you.

Or call it directly

1import OpenAI from "openai";
2
3const client = new OpenAI({
4  apiKey: process.env.OPPER_API_KEY,
5  baseURL: "https://api.opper.ai/v3/compat",
6});
7
8const completion = await client.chat.completions.create({
9  model: "groq/llama-3.1-8b-instant",
10  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
11});
12console.log(completion.choices[0].message.content);