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  "name": "Meta Llama Series",
  "description": "The Meta Llama Series is a family of large language models (LLMs) developed by Meta AI. Introduced in 2023, the series is designed to provide developers and researchers with 'open-weights' models that can be fine-tuned and deployed locally, positioning Meta as a central figure in the open ecosystem of generative AI.",
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  "category": "Artificial Intelligence",
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      "slug": "claude-anthropic",
      "name": "Claude Anthropic"
    },
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      "name": "Mistral AI"
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  "updatedAt": "2026-04-11T14:35:48.934+00:00",
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    "founded": "2023",
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    "core_products": "Llama 2, Llama 3, Llama 3.1, Llama Guard, Code Llama",
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