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Claude 3 Opus vs Code Llama 70B

Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Meta
Code Llama 70B
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMeta
Release dateMar 4 2024Jan 29 2024
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
33%
Science
GPQA Diamond
50.4%
Timeline
Release gapCode Llama 70B shipped 35 days before Claude 3 Opus

Which is better: Claude 3 Opus or Code Llama 70B?

Claude 3 Opus and Code Llama 70B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Code Llama 70B shipped 35 days before Claude 3 Opus, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude 3 Opus is proprietary, while Code Llama 70B is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3 Opus and Code Llama 70B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude 3 Opus was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.

Code Llama 70B was released by Meta on Jan 29 2024.

Claude 3 Opus is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. Code Llama 70B is an open weight model released by Meta.

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