> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://agno-v2-studio-tools-doc.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Meta

> Use Meta Llama models with Agno agents.

Meta offers a suite of powerful multi-modal language models known for their strong performance across a wide range of tasks, including superior text understanding and visual intelligence.

We recommend experimenting to find the best-suited model for your use-case. Here are some general recommendations:

* `Llama-4-Scout-17B`: Excellent performance for most general tasks, including multi-modal scenarios.
* `Llama-3.3-70B`: Powerful instruction-following model for complex reasoning tasks.

Explore all the models [here](https://llama.developer.meta.com/docs/models).

## Authentication

Set your `LLAMA_API_KEY` environment variable:

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  `bash Mac export LLAMA_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY ` `bash Windows setx
      LLAMA_API_KEY YOUR_API_KEY `
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## Example

Use `Llama` with your `Agent`:

<CodeGroup>
  ```python agent.py theme={null}
  from agno.agent import Agent
  from agno.models.meta import Llama

  agent = Agent(
      model=Llama(id="Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct-FP8"),
      markdown=True
  )

  agent.print_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story.")

  ```
</CodeGroup>

<Note> View more examples [here](/models/providers/native/meta/usage/basic). </Note>

## Parameters

| Parameter  | Type            | Default                                     | Description                                               |
| ---------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| `id`       | `str`           | `"meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct"` | The id of the Meta model to use                           |
| `name`     | `str`           | `"MetaLlama"`                               | The name of the model                                     |
| `provider` | `str`           | `"Meta"`                                    | The provider of the model                                 |
| `api_key`  | `Optional[str]` | `None`                                      | The API key for Meta (defaults to META\_API\_KEY env var) |
| `base_url` | `str`           | `"https://api.llama-api.com"`               | The base URL for the Meta API                             |

### OpenAI-like Parameters

`LlamaOpenAI` supports all parameters from [OpenAI Like](/reference/models/openai-like).

## Resources

* [Meta AI Models](https://llama.developer.meta.com/docs/models)
* [Llama API Documentation](https://llama.developer.meta.com/docs/overview)

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