5 FREE Websites To Test Meta's Llama 3 AI Models

Yesterday, Meta released two variants of their most capable language model, Llama 3 - the 8 billion parameter Llama 3 8B and the 70 billion parameter Llama 3 70B.

If you're eager to test these models yourself, here are 5 free ways to access Llama 3:

1. Meta AI Web

Meta is rolling out Meta AI in English to over a dozen countries:

Australia, Canada, Ghana, Jamaica, Malawi, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

If you're in one of the supported locations, you can access Llama 3 directly at meta.ai or through Meta apps like Facebook and Instagram.

2. Perplexity Labs

Perplexity Labs provides an experimental playground for developers to test large language models. Select either the llama-3-70b-instruct or llama-3-8b-instruct model and start interacting. Perplexity offers generous token limits to allow for thorough testing.

3. HuggingChat

HuggingChat is an open-source chatbot interface by HuggingFace. Log in or create a free account, select "Meta-Llama-3-70B-Instruct" under "Current Model" and start chatting. Token limits aren't specified but it's a quick way to interact with Llama 3.

4. Vercel Chat

Vercel Chat enables testing both Llama 3 models for free. A great feature is the ability to chat with multiple models side-by-side to directly compare responses and token usage. This provides valuable insight into their strengths and cost efficiency.

5. Replicate

Finally, you can try the Llama 3 models on Replicate Playground.

- Llama 3 8B: Access the model in meta-llama-3–70b

- Llama 3 70B: Access the model in meta-llama-3–8b

Of course, if you have a hardware-capable system, you can run the Llama 3 chatbot on your local machine by downloading the weights on Meta AI’s website and following the install instructions on GitHub.

I hope you find this list helpful. There are still more free platforms where you can try open-source language models like Llama 3, if ever this gets traction, I’ll publish another list.

I’m also working on a guide for running Llama 3 on your local machine, so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, have fun experimenting, and let me know your thoughts about LLama 3!

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