Meta AI has announced the Llama 4 family of large language models, highlighting two initial releases: Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick. These new models feature native multimodality and an innovative mixture-of-experts architecture for enhanced efficiency and performance. Llama 4 Scout excels with a 10 million token context window, while Llama 4 Maverick demonstrates top-tier capabilities in understanding both text and images. These models were trained using distillation from a larger, more powerful model called Llama 4 Behemoth, which is currently still in training. Meta is making Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick available for download to encourage open innovation and integration into various applications, including Meta AI features across their platforms. The release signifies a new phase for the Llama ecosystem, emphasizing advanced intelligence and practical usability.