Llama (language model)

Llama
Developer(s)Meta AI
Initial releaseFebruary 24, 2023 (2023-02-24)
Stable release
Llama 4 / April 5, 2025 (2025-04-05)
Repositorygithub.com/meta-llama/llama-models
Written inPython
Type
LicenseSource-available (Meta Llama 3.2 Community License)[1]
Websitellama.com

Llama (Large Language Model Meta AI, formerly stylized as LLaMA) is a family of large language models (LLMs) released by Meta AI starting in February 2023.[2] The latest version is Llama 4, released in April 2025.[3]

Llama models come in different sizes, ranging from 1 billion to 2 trillion parameters. Initially only a foundation model,[4] starting with Llama 2, Meta AI released instruction fine-tuned versions alongside foundation models.[5]

Model weights for the first version of Llama were only available to researchers on a case-by-case basis, under a non-commercial license.[6] Unauthorized copies of the first model were shared via BitTorrent.[7] Subsequent versions of Llama were made accessible outside academia and released under licenses that permitted some commercial use.[8]

Alongside the release of Llama 3, Meta added virtual assistant features to Facebook and WhatsApp in select regions, and a standalone website. Both services use a Llama 3 model.[9]

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  2. ^ Leswing, Kif (2023-02-24). "Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta's new large language model as A.I. race heats up". CNBC. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  3. ^ Franzen, Carl (2025-04-08). "Meta defends Llama 4 release against 'reports of mixed quality,' blames bugs". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
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  6. ^ Malik, Yuvraj; Paul, Katie (25 February 2023). "Meta heats up Big Tech's AI arms race with new language model". Reuters.
  7. ^ Hern, Alex (2023-03-07). "TechScape: Will Meta's massive leak democratise AI – and at what cost?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  8. ^ David, Emilia (30 October 2023). "Meta's AI research head wants open source licensing to change". The Verge. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  9. ^ Heath, Alex (2024-04-18). "Meta's battle with ChatGPT begins now". The Verge. Retrieved 2025-04-10.

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