{"id":5593,"date":"2025-04-30T06:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=5593"},"modified":"2025-04-30T06:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T06:01:00","slug":"meta-launches-new-llama-api-to-attract-ai-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=5593","title":{"rendered":"Meta launches new Llama API to attract AI developers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Meta Platforms has launched a new application programming interface (API) for its Llama AI models, aiming to attract developers and businesses seeking customizable artificial intelligence tools.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came during the company\u2019s first AI developer conference, marking a strategic move to compete with OpenAI, Google, and emerging players like China\u2019s DeepSeek.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can now start using Llama with one line of code,\u201d said Meta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox.<\/p>\n<p>The Llama API, currently in limited preview, will roll out more broadly over the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>While Meta did not disclose pricing, the move reinforces its strategy of offering the Llama models mostly free of charge to promote innovation and deeper integration into its platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Meta also introduced a standalone AI assistant app and confirmed plans to test a paid AI chatbot subscription in Q2, signaling broader commercial ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>Company executives emphasized the flexibility of its offering. \u201cWhatever model you customize is yours to take wherever you want, not locked on our servers,\u201d said Manohar Paluri, VP of AI at Meta.<\/p>\n<p>CEO Mark Zuckerberg positioned Meta\u2019s open approach as a counterweight to industry concentration. \u201cIf another model, like DeepSeek, is better at something, you can now combine the best intelligence from multiple models,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>With the latest Llama release touting lower costs and improved efficiency, Meta is positioning itself as both a cost-effective and developer-friendly alternative in the AI arms race.<\/p>\n<p>The new Llama API reflects Meta&#8217;s long-term bet that openness and flexibility will drive adoption, innovation, and engagement across its digital ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like a comparison of how Llama&#8217;s API stacks up against OpenAI or Google\u2019s APIs?<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta Platforms has launched a new application programming interface (API) for its Llama AI models, aiming to attract developers and businesses seeking customizable artificial intelligence tools. The announcement came during the company\u2019s first AI developer conference, marking a strategic move to compete with OpenAI, Google, and emerging players like China\u2019s DeepSeek. \u201cYou can now start [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5593\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}