Overview

What is Llama 3 8B Lunaris API?

Llama 3 8B Lunaris is available through AIMLAPI.

Technical Specifications
- Supported inputs: Image, Text
- Output: Text
- Context window: 8,192 tokens / Max output: 16,384 tokens
- Endpoint: /chat/completions

Performance Benchmarks
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Llama 3 8B Lunaris API Pricing
- Input: $0.052 / 1M tokens
- Output: $0.065 / 1M tokens

Where to Use Llama 3 8B Lunaris

Coding and code review
Generate, debug, and review code across languages, reading whole files or repos in a single prompt.

Agentic and multi-step workflows
Reliable tool-calling and instruction-following suit agent loops that plan, call tools, and iterate.

Complex reasoning
Extended reasoning improves reliability on multi-step math, logic, and technical analysis.

Long-document analysis
Summarize and extract from contracts, papers, and reports without aggressive chunking.

Code Sample
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Uptime and performance

Uptime (7d): 100%

Measured on the AI/ML API gateway across live traffic. Figures are medians unless stated. Last updated 2026-10-12.

Use cases

Roleplay and creative storytelling are documented use cases for Llama 3 8B Lunaris, which is described as a roleplaying model and as handling roleplay, creative storytelling, and multi-turn dialogue well.

General text generation and conversation are documented use cases, since the model is described as a versatile generalist with text generation and conversation capabilities.

Multi-turn dialogue is specifically called out as a strength, with the model noted for maintaining character consistency across multiple personas.

Multi-step prompts, planning, and deeper analysis are also documented as good fits for this model.

How to use Llama 3 8B Lunaris API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to sao10k/l3-lunaris-8b.

import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
    json={
      "model": "sao10k/l3-lunaris-8b",
      "messages": [
        {
          "role": "user",
          "content": "Hello!"
        }
      ]
    },
)
print(r.json())

const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "sao10k/l3-lunaris-8b",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Hello!"
      }
    ]
  }),
});
console.log(await r.json());

curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"sao10k/l3-lunaris-8b","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello!"}]}'

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.