Model error diagnosis

Llama Guard 3 8B | model rate limited

Llama Guard 3 8B returning 429 / model rate limited means you should first confirm whether model ID meta-llama/llama-guard-3-8b is visible for this Meta key, then separate permission, context, capability, rate limit, or route issues.

Model

meta-llama/llama-guard-3-8b

Llama Guard 3 8B

Provider

What this model error usually means

Llama Guard 3 8B returning 429 / model rate limited means you should first confirm whether model ID meta-llama/llama-guard-3-8b is visible for this Meta key, then separate permission, context, capability, rate limit, or route issues.

Model: meta-llama/llama-guard-3-8b
Provider: Meta
Status code: 429

How to prove it during checking

Read-only check. Detection data burns after 5 minutes.

List models: confirm whether meta-llama/llama-guard-3-8b is actually visible instead of guessing from the display name.
Light probe: use minimal input to verify whether Meta returns the same 429, then record the error body.
Compare model facts: context 131,072, input $0.020, output $0.060.
supports frequency_penalty
supports max_tokens
supports presence_penalty
supports repetition_penalty

Next action

Llama Guard 3 8B model rate limited should not end at failed. Return the next move: change model ID, add permission, reduce context, disable unsupported capability, change route, monitor, or hold listing.

Context: 131,072
Price: $0.020 / $0.060
Read-only check. Detection data burns after 5 minutes.

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