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Llama for recruitment

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

Not specifically recommended

Llama isn't on our list for recruitment. It's usable for general work, but first look at the options we recommend for recruitment.

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 recruitment

Core tasks in recruitment
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 raises a specific GDPR concern. The Llama 4 Acceptable Use Policy prohibits the multimodal models for businesses headquartered in the EU. Dutch businesses are therefore not permitted under the licence to install the multimodal Llama 4 models themselves. Weigh this heavily before deploying it in recruitment.

Confidentiality and GDPR

GDPR: Caution

Automated selection falls under strict rules (GDPR, discrimination). Use AI as a tool, not as the decision-maker, and be transparent with candidates.

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 recruitment

ChatGPT for recruitmentOpenAI · edition 8.91485Copilot for recruitmentMicrosoft · editorial 8.31485Grok for recruitmentxAI · editorial 7.81471Claude for recruitmentAnthropic · editorial 9.01506
All options for recruitment
Professional tools on Llama

We do not know of a professional tool for recruitment that runs publicly on Llama.

Questions about Llama for recruitment

Is Llama suitable for recruitment?
Not specifically. Llama isn't on our list for recruitment; it's broadly usable, but first look at the options we recommend for recruitment. Keep a professional in the loop for every use.
May I put confidential data into Llama?
Automated selection is subject to strict rules (GDPR, discrimination). Use AI as an aid, not as the decision-maker, and be transparent towards candidates. 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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