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Meta's natively multimodal, open-weight Mixture-of-Experts family (Scout and Maverick), free to download and self-host.
Llama is strong in open weights, can be fully self-hosted and fine-tuned on your own data; that suits AI-assisted code generation, completion and debugging.
- 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
What Llama does in IT & software development
- Generating, completing and debugging code with AI assistance
- Automatically reviewing pull requests and detecting security vulnerabilities
- Automatically creating technical documentation and API specifications
- Streamlining project planning, issue management and sprint workflows
- 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 specific GDPR point to note. 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 using it in IT & software development.
Confidentiality and GDPR
GDPR: CautionSource code is trade secret and intellectual property. Check whether AI coding assistants store your code or use it for model training (an opt-out or business plan is required). Use on-premises or privacy-compliant variants for sensitive projects. AI-generated code sometimes contains security vulnerabilities or errors, so always have a developer review it, especially production code.
Self-hosting gives full data control within your own EU infrastructure, a strong GDPR argument.
Prices
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Questions about Llama for IT & software development
- Is Llama suitable for IT & software development?
- Yes. Llama is strong in open weights, can be fully self-hosted and fine-tuned on your own data, which fits IT & software development well. Always assess the specific task and keep a professional in the loop.
- May I put confidential data into Llama?
- Source code is a trade secret and intellectual property. Check whether AI coding assistants store your code or use it for model training (an opt-out or business plan is required). Use on-premises or privacy-compliant variants for sensitive projects. AI-generated code sometimes contains security vulnerabilities or errors, always have a developer review it, especially for production code. 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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