Meta releases its ‘biggest and best’ Llama 3.1 models rivalling OpenAI and Google

Meta is giving away one of the best AI models for free. The company announced on Tuesday its most capable version of a large language model, dubbed Llama 3.1. It’s free of charge and will be open source, which simply means anyone can easily access the cutting-edge artificial intelligence model.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in an open letter on Tuesday, stressing that his company is taking a “different approach” by making the newest AI model “open source.” “We’re actively building partnerships so that more companies in the ecosystem can offer unique functionality to their customers as well.”