Using Llama 2 70B Chat on Microsoft Foundry
Implementation guide · Llama 2 · AI at Meta
Microsoft Foundry exposes Llama 2 70B Chat through model ID llama2-70b-chat. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.
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Quick Start
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- 2Use the Microsoft Foundry SDK or REST API to call
llama2-70b-chat— see the documentation for request format. - 3
Code Examples
Pricing on Microsoft Foundry
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $1.54 |
| Output tokens | $1.77 |
Capabilities
About Llama 2 70B Chat
Llama 2 70B Chat is a large-scale language model with 70 billion parameters, designed for conversational AI applications. Released on July 18, 2023, it's part of Meta's Llama 2 family, featuring advanced transformer architecture optimized through supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning with human feedback. The model excels in generating human-like responses, outperforming many open-source alternatives and rivaling closed-source models like ChatGPT. Trained on 2 trillion tokens from diverse public sources, it's suitable for commercial and research applications in English, particularly for assistant-like functionalities. The model is available on Hugging Face for further exploration and implementation .