CodeLlama (Meta)

Basic Information

• Company/Brand: Meta AI
• Country/Region: USA
• Official Website: https://www.llama.com/code-llama/
• GitHub: https://github.com/meta-llama/codellama
• Type: Open-source code generation model
• Release Date: August 2023
• License: Llama Community License

Product Description

Code Llama is an open-source large language model for code generation, fine-tuned by Meta based on the Llama 2 foundation model. Trained on 500 billion tokens of code data, it can generate code and natural language descriptions about code, supporting code completion and debugging.

Code Llama offers various model sizes (7B, 13B, 34B parameters) and multiple variants: the base code model, a Python-specific version, and an instruction-tuned version. In code generation benchmarks, it outperforms all other open-source models and performs comparably to ChatGPT.

Core Features/Characteristics

• Code generation and completion
• Code debugging assistance
• Natural language descriptions of code
• Multiple parameter sizes (7B/13B/34B)
• Three variants (Base/Python/Instruct)
• Based on Llama 2 architecture
• Supports multiple programming languages

Model Versions

2026 Evolution: Llama 4 Coder

In 2026, Meta released Llama 4 Coder, a new generation of open-source large models specifically designed for code generation and understanding. Trained on large-scale code and natural language datasets, it focuses on coding tasks.

Business Model

Open-source model, free to use. Meta consolidates its influence in the AI ecosystem through open-source models, indirectly driving Meta's cloud services and advertising business.

Target Users

• Enterprises needing locally deployed code models
• Open-source AI researchers
• Developers requiring customized code models
• Users in privacy-sensitive scenarios

Competitive Advantages

• Fully open-source with open weights
• Multiple sizes to fit different hardware
• Continuous investment and updates by Meta (Llama 4 Coder)
• Strong community and ecosystem support
• Local deployment, no API fees

Market Performance

• One of the earliest and most well-known open-source code models
• Integrated into numerous third-party tools and platforms
• Maintains competitiveness through continuous updates to the Llama series
• Competes in the open-source code model space with DeepSeek Coder and others

Relationship with OpenClaw

Code Llama can be one of the underlying LLM choices for OpenClaw. OpenClaw supports local model execution, allowing users to select Code Llama to drive OpenClaw's coding-related functionalities, achieving full localization and privacy protection.