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Fastest Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Inference Providers

Ranks providers by estimated time to return 500 tokens, combining the wait for the first token with output speed.

Weights & Biases currently ranks first at 4.58 s via wandb/bf16.

Provider options:
6
Ranked:
6
Metric:
Estimated response time

Fastest response endpoint ranking

Fastest Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Inference Providers
RankProvider / routeEstimated response timeSpeed measurementsEndpoint details
#1Provider / route
Estimated response time4.58 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
4.58 s
Response starts
0.16 s
Output speed
113.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.22 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.22 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
128K
#2Provider / route
Groqgroq
Estimated response time5.29 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
5.29 s
Response starts
0.29 s
Output speed
100.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.05 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.08 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
131.1K
#3Provider / route
NovitaAInovita/fp8
Estimated response time7.92 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
7.92 s
Response starts
0.46 s
Output speed
67.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.02 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.05 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
16.4K
#4Provider / route
DeepInfradeepinfra/fp8
Estimated response time15.18 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
15.18 s
Response starts
0.48 s
Output speed
34.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.02 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.03 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.98%
Context
131.1K
#5Provider / route
DeepInfradeepinfra/bf16
Estimated response time23.06 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
23.06 s
Response starts
0.33 s
Output speed
22.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.02 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.05 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.81%
Context
131.1K
#6Provider / route
Cloudflarecloudflare/fp8
Estimated response time29.93 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
29.93 s
Response starts
0.52 s
Output speed
17.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.152 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.287 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
32K

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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct endpoint guide

How to interpret the Fastest Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Inference Providers

6 of 6 Llama 3.1 8B Instruct endpoints currently have the published data required for this ranking. Weights & Biases leads at 4.58 s via wandb/bf16. The table keeps unranked routes visible so missing measurements do not look like missing provider availability.

How complete response time is ranked

The fastest ranking estimates a 500-token answer by adding the recent median first-token wait to 500 divided by median output throughput. It represents an example complete response, not a guarantee for every prompt or request size.

Compare Weights & Biases with the next option

Groq currently ranks second at 5.29 s. Compare that gap with input and output price, response-start time, output speed, 30-minute uptime, context length, and the exact route before deciding whether first place is meaningful for your workload.

Use the route, not only the provider name

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has 6 published provider options, and performance data is matched to each exact OpenRouter routing tag. Different quantization, context, regional deployment, or provider configuration can change price and behavior even when the underlying model name is identical.