Anthropic API vs Llama
Anthropic API is listed under Frontier labs, Llama under Open-weight providers. Each name links to the product's own site.
| Category | Frontier labs | Open-weight providers |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Public code | No | No |
| Tags | claude, llm-api, tool-use, agents | llama, meta, open-weights, llm |
| Website | anthropic.com | llama.com |
What Anthropic API does
Anthropic's API for the Claude model family. It supports tool use, long context, prompt caching and a batch endpoint, and is also sold through AWS Bedrock and Google Vertex AI.
What Llama does
Meta's Llama models, with downloadable weights released under the Llama community license. The site lists current models, docs and the ways to run them locally or through partner clouds.
Other options
See all Frontier labs, or alternatives to Anthropic API and Llama.