Llama 4
Meta's first MoE Llama, released as Scout and Maverick.
Why it matters
A turning point for the open-source flag-bearer; it is generally held that influence in open source then shifted toward Chinese teams.
Costs and controversy
The version submitted to a leaderboard was a specially tuned experimental build, and the benchmark-gaming controversy hurt its reputation.
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Source: ai.meta.com ↗