What Happened
Meta announced and released Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick, positioning them as the next generation of its Llama model family, alongside discussion of an even larger Behemoth model.
Why It Matters
Llama 4 continued the trend of highly capable open(-weight) systems competing with closed frontier models, raising the baseline for what developers can run and fine-tune outside proprietary APIs.
Technical Details
- Family: Multiple variants released together (Scout, Maverick), plus a larger model discussed publicly
- Architecture note: Reported as a mixture-of-experts approach in public coverage