April 29, 2025:
Metas Llama AI Models Surpass 1.2B Downloads - Meta revealed that its Llama AI models have been downloaded 1.2 billion times, showing significant growth from 650 million downloads in December 2024. This achievement was highlighted at the first LlamaCon conference, demonstrating the contributions of thousands of developers creating various derivative models.
Additionally, Meta AI, the assistant powered by Llama, serves about a billion users. Despite this rapid growth, Meta faces strong competition from rivals like Alibaba, which recently introduced its competitive Qwen 3 AI models.
