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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.
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.
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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8 versions captured · Last updated: August 2026
Meta rebranded its Llama API service to 'Meta Model API' and restructured the terms significantly. The updated agreement expands the scope from Llama-specific models to broader 'Meta Models', removes the …
View change record →Meta updated the release date format in the Llama API Terms of Service header on July 7, 2026. The previous version stated 'Release Date: April 29, 2025' with a comma …
View change record →Meta updated its Llama API Terms of Service on May 29, 2026, making a minor stylistic change to a sentence describing when Meta may retain user content. The updated version …
View change record →Meta updated its Llama API Terms of Service on May 21, 2026 to add a third reason it may retain user content. Previously, Meta stated it could retain content for …
View change record →Meta removed the 'Llama API Service status: Available' line and 'Contact us' text from the header of its Llama API Terms of Service on May 15, 2026. The Terms themselves …
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