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Llama 4 Runs on Arm

Meta’s Llama 4 delivers impressive performance and seamless deployment with its Mixture of Experts (MoE) architecture on Arm's power-efficient platform.
By Arm Editorial Team

AI is moving faster—and getting smarter. Today’s open large language models are not only powerful but also designed with real-world deployment in mind: they’re lightweight, cost-efficient, and built to scale across billions of devices. In short, they’re ready for just about anything developers can imagine. 

The launch of Meta’s Llama 4 is a great example—especially when you consider what it can do on Arm-powered platforms. With its innovative Mixture of Experts (MoE) architecture, Llama 4 delivers impressive performance in areas like multimodal reasoning, tool use, and more. But what really makes it stand out is how easily it can be deployed in real-world scenarios—thanks in large part to Arm.

Optimized for performance, ready for deployment

Arm’s flexible, power-efficient compute platform enables Llama 4 to run efficiently on Arm-based cloud infrastructure, giving developers the ability to deploy large language models with enhanced performance, lower power usage, and greater scalability across diverse cloud environments.   

At a broader level, we’re seeing an interesting shift in the industry. While the push towards larger and more intelligent multimodal models continues, Llama 4 represents a rising trend toward smaller, practical models that enterprises and customers can run on their own infrastructure—whether in the cloud or on-premises. Llama 4, particularly the Scout model, is efficient, focused, and structured around agentic and MoE architectures that are exceptionally well-aligned with cost-efficient, scalable platforms like Arm. 

Since the release of Llama 2, Arm’s dedication to optimizing model compatibility across its platforms ensures that developers and end users can efficiently deploy each new generation of Meta’s Llama models. Llama 4 Scout is a clear example of these optimizations in action, running seamlessly across the Arm ecosystem.

Llama 4 Scout is a milestone for Arm-based systems 

We’re proud to announce that Llama 4 Scout runs efficiently on Arm-based infrastructure. To validate this compatibility, we successfully deployed Llama 4 Scout on Arm-based Graviton4 using the open source inference engine llama.cpp. This straightforward deployment demonstrates that developers can seamlessly integrate advanced AI capabilities without needing specialized hardware or proprietary software. With vertically integrated frameworks like llama.cpp and general-purpose ML tools like PyTorch, the path to production is clear and accessible. 

Why Mixture of Experts (MoE) architecture is ideal for the Arm platform

  • Intelligent Efficiency: MoE models intelligently route inputs to specialized subnetworks, dynamically allocating computational resources. This adaptive approach naturally complements Arm’s renowned energy efficiency and resource-conscious workload management. 
  • Scalable by Design: Arm platforms, such as AWS Graviton, Google Axion and Microsoft Cobalt, offer scalable core counts and threading capabilities ideal for the parallel nature of MoE models, effectively managing workloads to maximize both throughput and overall efficiency. 
  • Optimized for Diverse Workloads: Arm’s architecture philosophy emphasizes performance and efficiency across varied applications, closely aligning with the MoE capability to compartmentalize and specialize tasks within subnetworks. 
  • Forward-Looking Alignment: Together, Arm platforms and MoE architectures represent a forward-thinking synergy, equipped to meet evolving demands for smarter, more resource-efficient AI solutions. 

Explore Llama 4 on Arm

We’re excited to invite developers and ecosystem partners to explore Llama 4 Scout on Arm—a powerful example of our shared commitment to open, collaborative AI. Running on Arm-based infrastructure like AWS Graviton, Llama 4 Scout delivers the performance, efficiency, and scalability needed for modern AI workloads. 

Discover the expansive potential of Arm-powered AI and help shape a smarter, more connected future—from cloud deployments all the way to the edge. 

Ready to get started? Explore the tools, connect with the community, and help shape a smarter, more connected future—powered by Arm.

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