acs infra launches free base model API offering Llama 3.1 8B and 405B for LLM psychology researchers
amplifiedamp · x · 2026-10-21
Research group acs infra has launched a free API platform giving individual researchers and tinkerers access to large base models, removing the cost barrier of self-hosting.
- Currently serving Llama 3.1 8B, 405B, and Trinity-Large-TrueBase
- Aimed at "LLM psychology" work: understanding what originates in pre-training vs post-training
- The team encourages applications even from people who just want to play around and build intuitions
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