Meta-Llama-3.3-70B — Free API

What is Meta-Llama-3.3-70B?

Meta Llama 3.3 70B is one of the most widely-used open-weight models, available free on GitHub Models. As a dense 70B-parameter transformer, it delivers strong general-purpose performance across chat, content generation, analysis, and instruction-following — a proven workhorse for tasks where you want reliable quality without experimenting with newer architectures. Rate limits are 15 RPM and 150 requests per day with per-request output capped at 4K tokens, making it suitable for interactive use and prototyping. Fully OpenAI SDK-compatible; just plug in the GitHub Models base URL and your GitHub token.

Meta-Llama-3.3-70B API Code Example

Paste your API key and run. See the config generator for Claude Code, Cursor, and more tools.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://models.github.ai/inference",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="meta-llama-3-3-70b",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

import OpenAI from "openai";

const openai = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://models.github.ai/inference",
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
});

const completion = await openai.chat.completions.create({
  model: "meta-llama-3-3-70b",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});

console.log(completion.choices[0].message.content);

curl https://models.github.ai/inference/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "meta-llama-3-3-70b",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

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