llama-2-first-commercial-use-jul-2023
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Llama 2 (July 2023) was the first Llama generation to permit commercial use, subject to user-count thresholds and an acceptable-use policy.
Summary
Starting with the July 2023 release, Meta's Llama models crossed from research-only tools into something businesses could actually deploy in live products, marking the first time the model line was meant for real-world use. The permission came with strings attached — an acceptable-use policy and terms that tightened as the number of end users grew — so it was a cautious commercial opening rather than an unrestricted release.