Llama 2 Chat 13B

Llama 2 Chat 13B

Meta · Released Jul 18, 2023
Intelligence #738 / 756
7.8 our score
AA Index #394 / 438
5.3 Artificial Analysis
Input Price
Not priced
Output Price
Not priced
Context
Not reported

Analysis Summary

Llama 2 Chat 13B is an older Meta chat model positioned between the 7B and 70B variants in size. Its supplied reasoning and coding measurements are limited, while no context-window, pricing, modality, vision, tool-use, or function-calling information is available. That leaves little evidence for dependable modern workflow deployment.

It may handle simple internal drafting, classification, or legacy prompts when outputs are checked carefully. It is not a suitable choice for strategic SEO, polished client copy, software engineering, long-document analysis, or autonomous tools. Newer inexpensive models provide a stronger basis for volume automation and instruction-sensitive tasks.

Use it only where an existing system depends on the model, or for low-risk prototyping rather than new client work.

Assessed September 7, 2026

Editorial notes

Llama 2 Chat 13B is an older general-purpose model with limited reasoning and coding results. It can support constrained experiments, but lacks the measured capability and documented workflow features needed for demanding agency production.

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DFO Verdict

Llama 2 Chat 13B is an older general-purpose model with limited reasoning and coding results. It can support constrained experiments, but lacks the measured capability and documented workflow features needed for demanding agency production.

#738 of 756 overall

Benchmark scores

GPQA Diamond 32.1%
HLE 4.7%
MMLU Pro 40.6%
MATH 500 32.9%
AIME 1.7%
SciCode 11.8%
LiveCodeBench 9.8%

Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.

5.3 Intelligence Index

How Llama 2 Chat 13B compares

Llama 2 Chat 13B ranks #394 of 438 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Llama 2 Chat 13B is currently free to use via OpenRouter.

Position in the field
Intelligence: smarter than 2% of models #738
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
Llama 2 Chat 13B $0.00 in $0.00 out
OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra $10.00 in $50.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.1 $10.00 in $50.00 out
Claude Opus 5 $5.00 in $25.00 out

Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.

Context window vs peers · tokens

1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.

Intelligence0.9Technical0Value0Content2.1
Performance profile

Strongest on business fit. The pulled-in value corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.

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Frequently asked questions about Llama 2 Chat 13B

How much does Llama 2 Chat 13B cost?

Llama 2 Chat 13B is currently available for free via OpenRouter.

Who created Llama 2 Chat 13B?

Llama 2 Chat 13B is developed by Meta and was released on July 18, 2023.

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