llama-3.1-70b-instruct Free API on NVIDIA NIM

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Available from NVIDIA NIM

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 Benchmark-backed score

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is available free on NVIDIA NIM with up to 40 RPM and no daily token cap.

Free APIOpenAI compatibleTool callingJSON modeText

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API Details

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Base URL

https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1

Model ID

meta/llama-3.1-70b-instruct

API format OpenAI Chat Completions

Technical Details

llama-3.1-70b-instruct specifications

Provider catalog

Context window 131K

Max output 16K

Status Online

Family llama-3-1-70b-instruct

Released Jul 23, 2024

Last updated Aug 6, 2026

Free listing since Jul 23, 2024

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Capabilities tool calling, structured output

AI Recommendation

Should you use llama-3.1-70b-instruct?

llama-3.1-70b-instruct is listed for chat workloads and supports a 131K context window.

Use it when NVIDIA NIM's free tier is enough for evaluation, demos, or light production traffic.

Best for

Chat

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Long context window
Tool calling support
Structured JSON output
Works with OpenAI-style SDKs

Watch outs

Free-tier rate limits apply
Vision support is not listed

Benchmark Overview

Benchmark signals for llama-3.1-70b-instruct

Measured data

Intelligence General reasoning and instruction following

12.5/100

Coding Programming and code generation

10.9/100

Agentic Tool use and multi-step tasks

5.1/100

Speed Observed generation speed

58 tok/s

Context Maximum listed context window

131K

Pricing

llama-3.1-70b-instruct pricing per 1M tokens

Free tier listed

Input $0.56 per 1M tokens

Output $0.56 per 1M tokens

Free access Available NVIDIA NIM

Rate limit Up to 40 RPM provider policy

Availability

llama-3.1-70b-instruct availability by provider

3 alternatives

We found 4 provider listings for llama-3-1-70b-instruct. Check model ID, quota, pricing, and API format before switching providers.

Provider	Model listing	Access	Context	API	Limits
NVIDIA NIM	meta/llama-3.1-70b-instruct	Free tier	131K	OpenAI-style	Up to 40 RPM
Chutes.ai	Llama 3.1 70B	Free tier	131K	OpenAI-style	Community-powered, no hard cap
Glhf.chat	Llama 3.1 70B	Free tier	131K	OpenAI-style	Unlimited for free models
Cerebras	Llama 3.1 70B	Free tier	131K	OpenAI-style	See provider page

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Compare

llama-3.1-70b-instruct alternatives to consider

Open comparison

Model	Provider	Context	Access
Llama 3.1 70B	Chutes.ai	131K	Free tier
Llama 3.1 70B	Glhf.chat	131K	Free tier
Llama 3.1 70B	Cerebras	131K	Free tier
01-ai/yi-large	NVIDIA NIM	131K	Free tier
adept/fuyu-8b	NVIDIA NIM	131K	Free tier

Typical Use Cases

llama-3.1-70b-instruct use cases

Chat

llama-3.1-70b-instruct is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.

FAQ

llama-3.1-70b-instruct free API FAQ

Is llama-3.1-70b-instruct free to use?

llama-3.1-70b-instruct is listed with free API access on NVIDIA NIM, subject to the provider's quota and account policy.

What is the llama-3.1-70b-instruct model ID?

The model ID shown in this catalog is meta/llama-3.1-70b-instruct.

What are the llama-3.1-70b-instruct free tier rate limits on NVIDIA NIM?

The listed free tier limit is Up to 40 RPM. Limits can change per account tier, so confirm against the provider dashboard.

What context window does llama-3.1-70b-instruct support?

The listed context window is 131K tokens with up to 16K output tokens.

More about llama-3.1-70b-instruct

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is available free on NVIDIA NIM with up to 40 RPM and no daily token cap. A proven 70B workhorse for general chat, content generation, and analysis — NVIDIA's hosting provides reliable API access to Meta's flagship dense model. OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Requires free NVIDIA Developer Program membership and phone verification for API key.

For API keys, setup steps, and provider-level limits, see the NVIDIA NIM provider page.