Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B — pricing & benchmarks

By meta-llama · Updated 2026-10-06 · Open weights · custom licenseReads imagesreads images / documentscheap high-volumeopen weights / self-hostable

What Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B is used for

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B is best suited for reads images / documents, cheap high-volume, open weights / self-hostable. Access it through one Appmo API key alongside 458 other models — Appmo's optimizer can route to it automatically when it is the best value for a request. Weights: huggingface.co/meta-llama/Llama-Guard-4-12B.

Use it via the Appmo API (OpenAI-compatible)

curl https://appmo.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APPMO_KEY" \
  -d '{"model":"meta-llama/llama-guard-4-12b","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'

FAQ

How much does Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B cost?
Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B costs $0.18 per 1M input tokens and $0.18 per 1M output tokens ($0.18 blended), as of 2026-10-06. Prices are expected to fall as competition increases.

What is Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B best for?
Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B is best suited for reads images / documents, cheap high-volume, open weights / self-hostable.

How do I use Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B?
Send requests to Appmo's OpenAI-compatible endpoint with model id "meta-llama/llama-guard-4-12b" and one API key — no separate provider account needed.

Is Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B open source?
Yes — its weights are public on Hugging Face (meta-llama/Llama-Guard-4-12B) under a custom license; check the license terms before commercial use.

Can Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B create images?
No. Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B can read and understand images, but it only writes text.