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At its first LlamaCon AI developer conference on Tuesday , Meta announce an API for its Llama serial publication of AI role model : the Llama API .
Available inlimited prevue , the Llama API lets developers search and experiment with product powered by dissimilar Llama role model , per Meta . pair with Meta ’s SDKs , it earmark developers to build Llama - driven services , tools , and applications . Meta did n’t immediately share the API ’s pricing with TechCrunch .
The rollout of the API comes as Meta looks to maintain a lead in the fiercely competitive open model space . While Llama manikin have rack upmore than a billion downloads to date , accord to Meta , rivals such as DeepSeek and Alibaba ’s Qwen threaten to upend Meta ’s endeavour to establish a far - attain ecosystem with Llama .
The Llama API offers cock to ok - melody and evaluate the operation of Llama model , pop out with Llama 3.3 8B. Customers can father data point , train on it , and then expend Meta ’s rating cortege in the Llama API to test the tone of their tradition role model .
Meta said it wo n’t use Llama API client information to train the company ’s own models and that models establish using the Llama API can be transferred to another host .
For devs building on top of Meta ’s recently released Llama 4 models specifically , the Llama API extend model - serving options via partnership with Cerebras and Groq . These “ early observational ” options are “ available by request ” to help oneself developer prototype their AI apps , Meta said .
“ By simply take the Cerebras or Groq modeling public figure in the API , developer can … enjoy a streamlined experience with all use track in one location , ” wrote Meta in a blog post provide to TechCrunch . “ [ W]e look forward to expanding partnerships with extra providers to bring even more options to build on top of Llama . ”
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Meta said it will expand access to the Llama API “ in the coming weeks and calendar month . ”
