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Llama for mental health & psychology

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 mental health & psychology. Usable for general work, but first look at the options we recommend for mental health & psychology.

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 mental health & psychology

Core tasks in mental health & psychology
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 concern. 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. Weigh this heavily before deploying it in mental health & psychology.

Confidentiality and GDPR

GDPR: Caution

Mental health records contain special category personal data (health data, GDPR). Only use systems with 7510 certification, a data processing agreement and EU hosting; audio recordings of therapy sessions must not be sent unencrypted to external servers. AI-supported diagnostics and treatment decisions fall under the EU AI Act (high risk) and require human oversight and an audit trail. A BIG-registered professional remains ultimately responsible for the content of the record.

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 mental health & psychology

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Questions about Llama for mental health & psychology

Is Llama suitable for mental health & psychology?
Not specifically. Llama is not on our list for mental health & psychology; it is broadly usable, but first look at the options we recommend for mental health & psychology. Keep a professional in the loop for every use.
May I put confidential data into Llama?
Mental health records contain special category personal data (health data, GDPR). Only use systems with NEN 7510 certification, a data processing agreement and EU hosting; audio recordings of therapy sessions must not be sent unencrypted to external servers. AI-supported diagnostics and treatment decisions fall under the EU AI Act (high risk) and require human oversight and an audit trail. A BIG-registered professional remains ultimately responsible for the content of the record. 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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