CodeLlama 70B Instruct

About CodeLlama 70B Instruct

CodeLlama 70B Instruct is Meta's largest code-specialized model, delivering exceptional performance on programming tasks. With 70 billion parameters trained extensively on code, it excels at code generation, completion, explanation, and debugging across dozens of programming languages. The model features a 16K context window optimized for code and demonstrates strong performance on HumanEval and other coding benchmarks. CodeLlama 70B supports infilling for IDE integrations and can generate complete implementations from natural language descriptions. Its open weights enable fine-tuning for specific programming domains and on-premise deployment. The model is particularly valuable for enterprise development tools, code review automation, and AI-powered programming assistants. For organizations seeking capable open-source coding AI, CodeLlama 70B offers strong performance with full deployment control. It remains popular despite newer models, particularly for applications requiring proven reliability.

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🚀 Quick Start

Get started with CodeLlama 70B Instruct API

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.provider.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="meta-llama/codellama-70b-instruct",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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