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Claude 2 vs Code Llama 70B

Anthropic Claude 2 vs Meta Code Llama 70B — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 2
Meta
Code Llama 70B
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMeta
Release dateJul 11 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 shipped 202 days before Code Llama 70B

Which is better: Claude 2 or Code Llama 70B?

Claude 2 and Code Llama 70B do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Claude 2 shipped 202 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 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 released?
Claude 2 was released by Anthropic on Jul 11 2023.
When was Code Llama 70B released?
Code Llama 70B was released by Meta on Jan 29 2024.
Is Claude 2 or Code Llama 70B open source?
Code Llama 70B is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Claude 2 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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