Meta-Llama-3.3-70B by GitHub Models
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No longer free (checked Nov 11, 2026). GitHub Docs: "As of July 30, 2026, GitHub Models has been fully retired. The playground, model catalog, inference API, and bring your own key (BYOK) are no longer available to any customer."
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Is Meta-Llama-3.3-70B still free?
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