> Looks like they are trying to block out competitors
But only existing competitors. If you don't yet have 700MM MAU, the impact of this is only that, after you reach 700MM MAU, you can't get future versions of the Llama models for free. You can still continue to use versions that were released before you reached that threshold.
For reference, neither Instagram nor WhatsApp had 700MM MAU at the time Facebook decided to acquire them.
But only existing competitors. If you don't yet have 700MM MAU, the impact of this is only that, after you reach 700MM MAU, you can't get future versions of the Llama models for free. You can still continue to use versions that were released before you reached that threshold.
For reference, neither Instagram nor WhatsApp had 700MM MAU at the time Facebook decided to acquire them.