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Llama for accountancy

Meta's natively multimodal, open-weight Mixture-of-Experts family (Scout and Maverick), free to download and self-host.

Not specifically recommended

Llama is not on our list for accountancy. Usable for general work, but first look at the options we recommend for accountancy.

GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data: EU hosting possible, no training on your data for business use, and self-hosting available. Caution applies to a model with a documented problem, such as an investigation by a regulator. How we measure
GDPR: Caution
QualityQuality from blind duels on LMArena: users choose between two anonymous answers. A difference of about 20 points is noticeable, a few points is noise. How we measure
–Elo, independent
Editorial scoreOur own assessment on 10 of suitability for professional work, price and privacy. This is a judgement, not a measurement; that is why it always sits alongside the Elo. How we measure
7,6
Entry price
Free
Full GDPR check

What Llama does in accountancy

Core tasks in accountancy
  • Drafting annual accounts and explanatory notes
  • Analysing transactions and discrepancies
  • Researching tax regulations
  • Writing advisory reports for clients
Where Llama is strong
  • Open weights, fully self-hostable
  • Fine-tunable on your own data
  • Very large context window (Scout 10M)
  • GPU-efficient (Mixture-of-Experts)

Llama has a concrete GDPR point of attention. The Llama 4 Acceptable Use Policy prohibits the multimodal models for businesses headquartered in the EU. Dutch businesses therefore may not, under the licence, install the multimodal Llama 4 models themselves. Weigh this heavily before deploying it in accountancy.

Confidentiality and GDPR

GDPR: Caution

Never rely blindly on AI output for figures or tax rules: have an accountant verify everything. Mind the confidentiality of client records.

Self-hosting gives full data control within your own EU infrastructure, a strong GDPR argument.

Rule of thumb Use the business variant with a data processing agreement, and keep a human in the loop for decisions that matter.
Caution the Llama 4 Acceptable Use Policy prohibits the multimodal models for businesses headquartered in the EU. Dutch businesses therefore may not install the multimodal Llama 4 models themselves under the licence terms.

Prices

Self-hostingFreeOpen weights; infrastructure costs only
Meta AI$0Free in WhatsApp/Instagram/Messenger
Hosted API (third parties)from ~$0.03 / 1M inVia Bedrock, Azure, Together, Groq, Novita, varies widely by provider and model size; Meta's own Llama API retired July 2026

Other models for accountancy

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Professional tools on Llama

We don't know of a professional tool for accountancy that runs publicly on Llama.

Questions about Llama for accountancy

Is Llama suitable for accountancy?
Not specifically. Llama is not on our list for accountancy; it is broadly usable, but first look at the options we recommend for accountancy. Keep a professional in the loop for every use.
May I put confidential data into Llama?
Never rely blindly on AI output for figures or tax rules: have an accountant verify everything. Mind the confidentiality of client records. Self-hosting gives full data control within your own EU infrastructure, a strong GDPR argument.
What does Llama cost?
There is self-hosting (free), Meta AI ($0), Hosted API (third parties) (from ~$0.03 / 1M in). Check current prices on the official site.
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