Llama 65B
Analysis Summary
Llama 65B is Meta's original large open-weight model, released February 2023. With an intelligence index of 2.1 and no additional benchmark data, it represents an early generation of open-weight LLMs that has been comprehensively surpassed by Llama 2, 3, and 3.1 successors. Its historical significance is notable, but its practical capability for current business use is very limited.
For businesses, there is little reason to deploy Llama 65B in new workflows. Later Llama variants offer substantially better reasoning, coding, and instruction-following at comparable or lower inference costs. The model may still exist in legacy self-hosted environments where migration has not occurred.
Teams still running Llama 65B should prioritise upgrading to a current-generation model. The capability gap versus even mid-tier 2025 models is significant across all business-relevant dimensions.
Assessed June 30, 2026
Editorial notes
Llama 65B from Meta is a 2023-era open-weight model with a 2.1 intelligence index, now substantially superseded by later Llama generations; it retains value only for legacy self-hosted deployments.
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Performance Profile
How Llama 65B compares
Llama 65B ranks #365 of 385 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Llama 65B is currently free to use via OpenRouter.
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Model Information
| Provider | Meta |
| Release Date | February 24, 2023 |
| Status | Active |
Frequently asked questions about Llama 65B
How much does Llama 65B cost?
Llama 65B is currently available for free via OpenRouter.
Who created Llama 65B?
Llama 65B is developed by Meta and was released on February 24, 2023.
