Resolution criteria

• Resolves to the first calendar date (US Eastern) when Meta makes Llama 4 “Behemoth” model weights publicly downloadable (any official Behemoth checkpoint: base or instruct) via an official channel. Accepted proof includes, but is not limited to:

  • A model card under Meta’s Hugging Face org (meta-llama) for Behemoth with downloadable files (“Original”/bf16/fp8 or equivalent). (huggingface.co)

  • The Meta Llama download portal listing Behemoth with working signed URLs after license acceptance. (github.com)

  • Meta’s official blog or the meta-llama GitHub “llama-models” table updated to include Behemoth with download instructions. The resolution date is the earliest timestamp the live download becomes available. (github.com)

• Exclusions: API-only access, private/partner-only access, leaks/third‑party mirrors, or community quantizations without an official Meta Behemoth checkpoint. If Meta releases quantized Behemoth weights first under the official Meta org/license, that counts. If “Behemoth” is renamed, resolve when Meta’s documentation clearly identifies the Llama 4 teacher/frontier model’s weights as available. (reuters.com)

Background

• On April 5, 2025, Meta released Llama 4 Scout and Maverick with open‑weight downloads; Behemoth was previewed as the larger “teacher” model. (reuters.com, huggingface.co)

• Meta’s GitHub and Hugging Face pages illustrate how Llama 4 weights are distributed (license click‑through or signed URL), providing clear precedents for how a Behemoth release would appear. (github.com, huggingface.co)

• Reporting since May 2025 indicates Behemoth was still training and its public release was delayed to fall 2025 or later; as of Sept 2, 2025, no official Behemoth weights have been posted. (computerworld.com, businessinsider.com)

Considerations

• Meta’s “public” releases typically require accepting the Llama license and may use signed URLs; this still counts as public access for this market. Third‑party mirrors do not. (github.com)

• If Meta staggers variants (e.g., Instruct before Base), resolve on the first official Behemoth checkpoint posted. (github.com)

• Traders can monitor: Meta AI blog, meta‑llama GitHub “llama-models,” and the meta‑llama organization on Hugging Face; these were the primary channels for prior Llama 4 weight releases. (github.com, huggingface.co)