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This document sets the rules for using Meta's Llama API. If you use the free tier, Meta can use everything you input and every output you receive to improve its AI systems, so you should not submit private or sensitive information. Meta can cut off your access at any time without warning, its financial liability to you is capped at $1,000 or what you have paid in the past year, and most disputes must go through arbitration rather than court.

Analysis

The Llama API Terms of Service establish the rights and obligations governing developer access to Meta's Llama API services. Meta retains sole discretion to modify, throttle, suspend, or terminate access to the Services at any time without notice, while users are prohibited from reverse engineering the Services, sharing API keys without written permission, and using Outputs to train competing AI models without prior written authorization. Users of the Unpaid Services grant Meta a right to use their Inputs and Outputs to train and improve Meta's AI models, products, and services, and must not submit sensitive or personal information through those services; users of Paid Services receive indemnification from Meta for qualifying third-party intellectual property claims. Meta disclaims all warranties, excludes all indirect and consequential damages, and caps its aggregate liability to the greater of amounts paid in the preceding twelve months or $1,000, with US users required to arbitrate most disputes except those involving intellectual property rights.

What this means for you

Developers using the Unpaid Services should be aware that their Inputs and Outputs are used by Meta to train and improve its AI models, and they are contractually required not to submit sensitive, confidential, or personal information through those services. Users of Paid Services benefit from Meta's indemnification against third-party intellectual property claims for qualifying uses, but this protection does not extend to Unpaid Services users. Meta can suspend or terminate access at any time without notice at its sole discretion, and any financial recovery from Meta is capped at the greater of amounts paid in the past twelve months or $1,000. Developers may preserve their right to litigate intellectual property claims in court, as those claims are expressly excluded from the mandatory arbitration requirement.

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13 versions captured · Latest change detected by ConductAtlas: October 2026

What changed Meta added Exhibit C, “Hosted Platform Access”, to its Meta Model API Terms of Service, last updated October 2, 2026. It applies when the Meta Materials are used through a third-party cloud platform authorized by Meta. The platform provider may disclose “Platform Account Data” to Meta, which can include the customer's organization name and domain, account and billing identifiers, location, subscription details, usage volumes, and revenue, fee and billing metrics; Meta may use it to operate and secure the service and to administer its arrangements with platform providers. Meta states that it does not receive or process customer content, including inputs and outputs, accessed through a hosted platform, and does not use that content to train or improve its models. The terms' sections on accounts and API keys, discounted services, and fees and taxes do not apply to hosted-platform access, where the platform provider bills fees under its own agreement.
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What changed Meta revised its Llama API Terms of Service to introduce a new Coding Harness Subscription offering, governed by separate Meta Subscription Terms, and restructured how API keys and subscriptions are managed. The updated terms clarify that the Services are intended for commercial use except where Meta expressly permits personal or consumer use through a subscription. The agreement also expands the definition of prohibited uses to explicitly prohibit reselling or providing access to the Services through model aggregators, API gateways, or proxies, and broadens the definition of 'Inputs' to include audio alongside existing data types.
Why this matters The updated terms establish that the Llama API Services are intended for commercial use, except where Meta expressly permits personal or consumer use through a subscription. Developers and integrators can no longer share API keys with third parties or resell access through model aggregators, API gateways, or proxies without Meta's prior written permission. The terms now explicitly govern a new Coding Harness Subscription offering, which is subject to separate Meta Subscription Terms but uses API keys restricted to use only within the coding harness and subject to usage limits and billing controls.
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August 7, 2026 medium

Meta updated its Llama API Terms of Service to expand the scope of what constitutes 'Services' and 'Materials' to include downloadable components, coding tools, and third-party software. The terms now …

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Archival ProvenanceSource & Archival Record
This version captured October 14, 2026 00:09 UTC
Last successful capture October 19, 2026 00:13 UTC · 2 failed attempts since
Date stated by the document October 9, 2026 (as printed in this version)
Capture Method Automated scheduled archival capture
Document ID CA-D-000778
Version ID CA-V-007510
SHA-256 (extracted text, extractor v5) 87149a2fd5385bbbfd6f502dc5b1dd61fcefd8f9928e55ea8e21955ba5c29773
Archived bytes SHA-256 (anchor) 5c01d7260d56931c8bd3327a9cd3ea224a7409d9fc9e3e7be5c3754ce1da0749
✓ Snapshot stored ✓ Archived bytes anchored (verified Oct. 14, 2026)

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