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META AI( LLAMA)

REVENUE: US $ 189.458BN EMPLOYEES: 10,000 CEO: MARK ZUCKERBERG FOUNDED: 2004

Meta AI, powered by the open-source Llama models, delivers free AI image generation integrated across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, making it a go-to for billions in casual social and business visuals.

Developed by Meta’ s FAIR team under leaders like Yann LeCun( Chief AI Scientist), it excels in photorealistic outputs, quick iterations and multimodal capabilities tied to chat.

Offerings include text-to-image via Imagine, editing tools and enterprise-safe guardrails, with no paywalls boosting massive adoption.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Meta

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40 February 2026