Meta Llama 3.1 Released
Narrative
405B flagship. 70B and 8B updated. 128K context. Open weights. Competitive with GPT-4.
Reality
Benchmarks competitive with GPT-4 on many tasks. 405B impressive. 128K context working. Open weights ecosystem exploded.
Implication
Largest open weights model. Closed model performance parity approaching. Open source viability proven at scale.