Meta’s open-source AI model, Llama, reaches 1 billion downloads

EditorLuke Juricic
Published 03/18/2025, 12:52 PM
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Investing.com -- Meta (NASDAQ:META)’s open-source artificial intelligence (AI) model, named Llama, has reached a significant milestone, having been downloaded more than one billion times. The tech giant believes that making AI models openly available is crucial to ensuring people worldwide can reap the benefits of AI technology. Each download of Llama is a step towards achieving this objective.

Among the billion downloads, industry leaders, startups, and individual developers have all utilized Llama. Notable users include music streaming giant Spotify (NYSE:SPOT), startup company Fynopsis, and developer Srimoyee Mukhopadhyay.

Llama was initially launched in 2023 and has since been adopted by a diverse range of users. Enterprises, start-ups, non-profit organizations, creators, scientists, and public institutions have all used Llama’s models and tools to explore the capabilities of AI. The open-source AI model has found its way into various sectors, from top tech companies to universities, enabling people and organizations worldwide to drive scientific advances, unlock new economic opportunities, and innovate in their respective fields.

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