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Claude 3 Opus vs LLaMA 2

Anthropic Claude 3 Opus vs Meta LLaMA 2 — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Meta
LLaMA 2
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMeta
Release dateMar 4 2024Jul 18 2023
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
33%
Science
GPQA Diamond
50.4%
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 2 shipped 230 days before Claude 3 Opus

Which is better: Claude 3 Opus or LLaMA 2?

Claude 3 Opus and LLaMA 2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 2 shipped 230 days before Claude 3 Opus, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 2 is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude 3 Opus is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3 Opus and LLaMA 2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3 Opus released?
Claude 3 Opus was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.
When was LLaMA 2 released?
LLaMA 2 was released by Meta on Jul 18 2023.
Is Claude 3 Opus or LLaMA 2 open source?
LLaMA 2 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Claude 3 Opus is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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