Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct

Meta's Llama 3 8B Instruct model, released on April 17, 2024, is an instruct-tuned version optimized for high-quality dialogue. It performs among the fastest models, typically ranking in the top tier for speed (65th percentile). The model consistently offers highly competitive pricing, placing it in the 94th percentile across benchmarks. Its reliability is strong, with an 85% success rate, indicating consistent and usable responses. In terms of performance across categories, Llama 3 8B Instruct demonstrates a notable strength in Email Classification, achieving 96.0% accuracy. It also performs reasonably well in Hallucinations (88.0% accuracy), General Knowledge (87.8% accuracy), and Ethics (87.5% accuracy), suggesting a solid foundation in these areas. However, the model exhibits significant weaknesses in more complex cognitive tasks. Its accuracy in Mathematics is low at 25.0%, and it struggles considerably with Instruction Following (33.0% accuracy) and especially Reasoning, where it scores only 12.0% accuracy. This indicates that while it excels in certain classification and knowledge recall tasks, its capabilities for intricate problem-solving and multi-step instruction execution are limited.