Meta · capability answer
What does Meta AI / Llama do?
Open-weight frontier you can self-host.
The short answer
Meta AI / Llama is built by Meta and is positioned for code, writing, analysis and agents. Our readings score it strongest on multi-step reasoning and code generation.
Its weakest measured axis is response speed (74/100), so plan around that when the work depends on it. Access is open, and the weights are published, so the model can be inspected and self-hosted.
Reasoning
89
Coding
88
Writing
87
Analysis
87
Speed
74
Energy, carbon and water
Carbon footprint reads 49/100. The energy mix is mixed, and disclosure covers some but not all serving regions.
Water and local impact reads 41/100. Some sites use evaporative cooling in regions with moderate water stress.
Speed and efficiency also matter here: a 74/100 speed reading means fewer compute-seconds per answer for routine work.