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Llama for dentistry

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 dentistry. It's usable for general work, but first look at the options we recommend for dentistry.

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 dentistry

Core tasks in dentistry
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, under the licence terms, install the multimodal Llama 4 models themselves. Weigh this heavily before deploying it in dentistry.

Confidentiality and GDPR

GDPR: Caution

Patient records contain special category personal data (GDPR). Only use systems with EU or Dutch hosting and a data processing agreement; audio recordings of consultations must not be sent unencrypted to external servers. AI image diagnostics are supportive, the dentist remains ultimately responsible.

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 dentistry

Claude for dentistryAnthropic · editorial 9.01506Gemini for dentistryGoogle · editorial 8.61527ChatGPT for dentistryOpenAI · edition 8.91485Copilot for dentistryMicrosoft · editorial 8.31485
All options for dentistry
Professional tools on Llama

We are not aware of a professional tool for dentistry that publicly runs on Llama.

Questions about Llama for dentistry

Is Llama suitable for dentistry?
Not specifically. Llama isn't on our list for dentistry; it's broadly applicable, but first look at the options we recommend for dentistry. Keep a professional in the loop for every use.
May I put confidential data into Llama?
Patient records contain special category personal data (GDPR). Only use systems with EU or Dutch hosting and a data processing agreement; audio recordings of consultations must not be sent unencrypted to external servers. AI image diagnostics is supportive, the dentist remains ultimately responsible. 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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