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Claude 2.1 vs Code Llama 70B

Anthropic Claude 2.1 vs Meta Code Llama 70B — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 2.1
Meta
Code Llama 70B
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMeta
Release dateNov 21 2023Jan 29 2024
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude 2.1 shipped 69 days before Code Llama 70B

Which is better: Claude 2.1 or Code Llama 70B?

Claude 2.1 and Code Llama 70B do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Claude 2.1 shipped 69 days before Code Llama 70B, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Code Llama 70B is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude 2.1 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 2.1 released?
Claude 2.1 was released by Anthropic on Nov 21 2023.
When was Code Llama 70B released?
Code Llama 70B was released by Meta on Jan 29 2024.
Is Claude 2.1 or Code Llama 70B open source?
Code Llama 70B is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Claude 2.1 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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