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Claude 2.1 vs LLaMA 3.1

Anthropic Claude 2.1 vs Meta LLaMA 3.1 — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 2.1
Meta
LLaMA 3.1
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMeta
Release dateNov 21 2023Jul 23 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 245 days before LLaMA 3.1

Which is better: Claude 2.1 or LLaMA 3.1?

Claude 2.1 and LLaMA 3.1 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Claude 2.1 shipped 245 days before LLaMA 3.1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 3.1 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 LLaMA 3.1 released?
LLaMA 3.1 was released by Meta on Jul 23 2024.
Is Claude 2.1 or LLaMA 3.1 open source?
LLaMA 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Claude 2.1 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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