AI Recommendation
Should you use Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct?
Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct is listed for chat workloads and supports a 131K context window.
Use it when GitHub Models's free tier is enough for evaluation, demos, or light production traffic.
Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct Free API on GitHub Models
Free API Available from GitHub Models
Popular open Llama workhorse for multilingual chat, coding, and self-hosting
Free APIOpenAI compatibleTool callingJSON modeText
API Details
Copy-ready connection details
Base URL
https://models.github.ai/inference Model ID
llama-3-3-70b-instruct API format OpenAI Chat Completions
Technical Details
Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct specifications
Context window 131K
Max output 4K
Status Online
Family llama
Knowledge cutoff 2023-12
Released Dec 6, 2024
Last updated Aug 6, 2026
Free listing since Dec 6, 2024
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Output text
Capabilities tool calling, structured output, file attachments, temperature control
Open weights Yes
Weights Hugging Face
External benchmark references
| Benchmark | Score | Metric | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Coding Index | 10.7 | index | 2026-03-11 |
| SciCode | 26 | percent correct | 2026-03-11 |
| Terminal-Bench Hard | 3 | success rate | 2026-03-11 |
Best for
- Chat
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- Long context window
- Tool calling support
- Structured JSON output
- Open weights available
Watch outs
- Free-tier rate limits apply
- Vision support is not listed
Benchmark Overview
Benchmark signals for Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct
Intelligence General reasoning and instruction following
9.4/100 Coding Programming and code generation
11.9/100 Agentic Tool use and multi-step tasks
0.3/100 Speed Observed generation speed
80 tok/s Context Maximum listed context window
131K Pricing
Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct pricing per 1M tokens
Input $0.6 per 1M tokens
Output $0.72 per 1M tokens
Free access Available GitHub Models
Rate limit 15 RPM, 150 RPD provider policy
Availability
Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct availability by provider
We found 4 provider listings for llama-3-3-70b-instruct. Check model ID, quota, pricing, and API format before switching providers.
| Provider | Model listing | Access | Context | API | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct | Free tier | 131K | OpenAI-style | 15 RPM, 150 RPD |
| | @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast | Free tier | 131K | Native | 10K neurons/day (shared) |
| | Meta-Llama-3_3-70B-Instruct | Free tier | 131K | OpenAI-style | 2 RPM (anonymous) |
| | Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct | Free tier | 128K | Native | Varies |
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| @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast | Cloudflare Workers AI | 131K | Free tier |
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| Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct | NVIDIA NIM | 128K | Free tier |
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Typical Use Cases
Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct use cases
Chat
Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.
FAQ
Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct free API FAQ
Is Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct free to use?
Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct is listed with free API access on GitHub Models, subject to the provider's quota and account policy.
What is the Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct model ID?
The model ID shown in this catalog is llama-3-3-70b-instruct.
What are the Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct free tier rate limits on GitHub Models?
The listed free tier limit is 15 RPM, 150 RPD. Limits can change per account tier, so confirm against the provider dashboard.
What context window does Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct support?
The listed context window is 131K tokens with up to 4K output tokens.
More about Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct
Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct — free model from GitHub Models.
For API keys, setup steps, and provider-level limits, see the GitHub Models provider page.