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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ We recommend not adding the token directly to your source code, because you don'
 
 ## Run a model
 
-Create a new Python file and add the following code:
+Create a new Python file and add the following code, replacing the model identifier and input with your own:
 
 ```python
 >>> import replicate
@@ -42,6 +42,18 @@ Create a new Python file and add the following code:
 ['https://replicate.com/api/models/stability-ai/stable-diffusion/files/50fcac81-865d-499e-81ac-49de0cb79264/out-0.png']
 ```
 
+Some models, particularly language models, may not require the version string. Refer to the API documentation for the model for more on the specifics:
+
+```python
+replicate.run(
+    "meta/llama-2-70b-chat",
+    input={
+        "prompt": "Can you write a poem about open source machine learning?",
+        "system_prompt": "You are a helpful, respectful and honest assistant.",
+    },
+)
+```
+
 Some models, like [andreasjansson/blip-2](https://replicate.com/andreasjansson/blip-2), have files as inputs.
 To run a model that takes a file input,
 pass a URL to a publicly accessible file.