Model reference · open weights
Llama-Guard-4 is an open-weight language model from meta-llama, listed in the AxForge catalogue. AxForge can bring it up on EU-owned hardware for you on request — with the licence handled where one is required.
Specifications
| Maker | meta-llama |
|---|---|
| Type | Language models |
| Parameters (lead) | 12.0B |
| Variants | 1 |
| Runs with | transformers |
| Released | 2025-04-23 |
| Popularity | 91k downloads / month |
| Likes | 121 |
| Licence | Commercial licence needed |
How it works
Variants
Open weights ship in several sizes and precisions. One page, all the variants — pick the one that fits your GPU. VRAM figures are estimates from model size.
| Variant | Params | Precision | VRAM | Fits 16 GB | Weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama-Guard-4-12B | 12.0B | BF16 | ~27.6 GB | ✓ | Weights ↗ |
Using it via the API
Once AxForge deploys llama-guard-4 for you, it answers on the OpenAI-compatible API — the same base URL and keys as every other model. (llama-guard-4 below is illustrative; you get the exact model name on deployment.)
$ curl -sS https://api.axforge.ai/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AXFORGE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"llama-guard-4","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'
Licence
The weights are open but its licence needs a commercial agreement for business use. AxForge can arrange that licence and host the model for you — you pay AxForge, we settle with the model’s maker. Ask us for a quote. Read the licence ↗