Meta Llama 3 8B

Llama 3 8B is Meta's compact but capable text model that punches above its weight for everyday language tasks. It handles instruction-following, summarization, and light reasoning with reasonable fluency, though it can struggle with complex multi-step problems where larger models have a clear edge. Its open-weight nature means it runs locally on modest hardware, making it a practical workhorse for experimentation and fine-tuning.