Meta AI (Llama API) review
Updated September 28, 2026 · DeployCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026
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Our verdict
Meta AI (Llama API) suits developers who want Meta models through an OpenAI-compatible API and a context window of 1,048,576. The catalogue is broad, though input fees of $0.10 to $1.25 and support limited to email and help centre narrow the appeal for buyers chasing cheap entry.
Key facts
- Best for
- Developers who want Meta models on an OpenAI-compatible API with a long context window.
- Input price from
- $0.10 to $1.25↗
- Output price from
- $0.20 to $4.25↗
- Models offered
- Muse-spark-1.3, Muse-spark-1.2, Muse-spark-1.1, Muse-spark-1.3-contributor, Muse-spark-1.2-contributor, Muse-image-1.0, Muse-voice-transcribe-1.0, Sam-3.1, Muse Glimmer↗
- Largest context window
- 1,048,576↗
- Free credits
- Free-tier credits apply to audio usage↗
- OpenAI-compatible API
- Yes↗
- Legal entity
- Meta Platforms, Inc.↗
- Headquarters
- United States↗
- Support channels
- Email, Help-centre↗
- Official website
- meta.com
Facts checked September 26, 2026, 5 sources
Pros and cons
Pros
- An OpenAI-compatible API, so teams on that interface need little rework.
- Text, image and voice transcription models sit in one catalogue: muse spark 1.3, muse spark 1.2 and muse spark 1.1.
- Long inputs are fine, with a context window of 1,048,576.
- A free allowance for audio: Free-tier credits apply to audio usage.
Cons
- Support runs on email and help centre only.
- Input fees of $0.10 to $1.25 sit above Salad's entry price of $0.06.
- The free allowance is limited to audio: Free-tier credits apply to audio usage.
Who it suits
- Developers who want a Meta-run API with an OpenAI-compatible interface.
- Teams building image or voice transcription workflows from the models in muse spark 1.3, muse spark 1.2 and muse spark 1.1.
- Workloads with very long inputs, since the context window reaches 1,048,576.
Who should look elsewhere
- Developers chasing the lowest entry price may prefer Salad, where input pricing starts at $0.06.
- Teams wanting an OpenAI-heavy catalogue may prefer Azure AI Foundry, listed under gpt 6 astra, gpt 6 luna and gpt 6 sol.
- Developers wanting many model families in one gateway may prefer Supascale AI, whose catalogue under DeepSeek V4 Pro, GPT 5.6 Sol and GPT 5.6 Terra spans several vendors.
How Meta AI (Llama API) compares
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Meta AI (Llama API) vs Proton Drive9.0 vs 8.3
Where Meta AI (Llama API) is available
- Available
- Everywhere except Afghanistan, Belarus, China, Cuba, Western Sahara, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Haiti, Iraq, Iran, Cambodia, North Korea, Libya, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela
Countries from the brand (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
Frequently asked questions
What does Meta AI (Llama API) charge?+
Input fees are $0.10 to $1.25 and output fees are $0.20 to $4.25, charged per use rather than through a named subscription plan. The provider sits in the US, with its headquarters country listed as US.
Is the Meta AI (Llama API) OpenAI-compatible?+
Yes. Meta AI (Llama API) exposes an OpenAI-compatible API, which matters for teams already wired to that interface. The catalogue behind it covers text, image and voice transcription models in muse spark 1.3, muse spark 1.2 and muse spark 1.1.
Who runs Meta AI (Llama API)?+
Meta AI (Llama API) is run by Meta Platforms, Inc., the legal entity named in the terms, and its headquarters country is US. Invoices, terms and support requests all sit with that entity.
How do developers get support?+
Live chat and phone support are absent from email and help centre, which lists email and a help centre. Model questions can be checked against the catalogue in muse spark 1.3, muse spark 1.2 and muse spark 1.1 before a reply is needed.
Does Meta AI (Llama API) offer free credits?+
The free allowance is narrow: Free-tier credits apply to audio usage. Text and image requests in muse spark 1.3, muse spark 1.2 and muse spark 1.1 are billed at the published input fee of $0.10 to $1.25 and output fee of $0.20 to $4.25, so budget for usage from the start.
Sources
- llama.developer.meta.com/docs/models checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Largest context window, Models offered
“Context window 1,048,576 tokens”
- llama.developer.meta.com/docs/overview checked September 26, 2026
Backs: OpenAI-compatible API
“Model API is drop-in compatible with the OpenAI SDK, the Anthropic SDK, and OpenAI-compatible agent CLIs.”
- llama.developer.meta.com/docs/pricing-rate-limits checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Free credits, Input price from, Output price from
“ZDR is priced at parity with Standard, and platform free-tier credits apply.”
- llama.developer.meta.com/help checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Support channels
“AI Developer Help Center ... How can I contact support? ... Contact us”
- llama.developer.meta.com/legal/terms-of-service checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Headquarters, Legal entity
“for Meta Platforms Inc, to 1 Meta Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, US”
Compiled from 5 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.
Meta AI (Llama API)
Developers who want Meta models on an OpenAI-compatible API with a long context window.