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This repository is the former home for Llama 3 model artifacts and getting-started code, covering pre-trained and instruction-tuned variants across multiple parameter sizes. It introduced the public packaging of weights, licenses, and quickstart examples that helped developers fine-tune or run the models locally and on common serving stacks. As the Llama stack evolved, Meta consolidated repositories and marked this one deprecated, pointing users to newer, centralized hubs for models, utilities, and docs. Even as a deprecated repo, it documents the transition path and preserves references that clarify how Llama 3 releases map into the current ecosystem. Practically, it functioned as a bridge between Llama 2 and later Llama releases by standardizing distribution and starter code for inference and fine-tuning. Teams still treat it as historical reference material for version lineage and migration notes.
Features
- Starter code for inference and fine-tuning with Llama 3
- Multiple model sizes to balance latency and quality
- Migration pointers to current Llama repositories and tooling
- Clear license and usage guidance for commercial and research scenarios
- Example workflows for serving and evaluation
- Historical reference for model lineage and release notes
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