Llama 2: Open Foundation and Fine-Tuned Chat Models
Meta · · Open weights
Meta released Llama 2 with explicit commercial-use rights, co-launched with Microsoft as preferred partner and distributed through Azure. The first major LLM released for free commercial use.
Why it matters
First major LLM released with explicit commercial-use rights. Legitimised open-weight models for enterprise and product use. The open-weights ecosystem moved from research to production.
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The model record for Llama 2: Open Foundation and Fine-Tuned Chat Models →
Model line behind it: Llama.
Sources
Record status: verified · confidence 90/100
Meta's own newsroom post, dated July 18, 2023. about.fb.com is Meta's corporate newsroom.
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