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Claude Instant 1.2 vs Code Llama 70B

Anthropic Claude Instant 1.2 vs Meta Code Llama 70B — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Instant 1.2
Meta
Code Llama 70B
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMeta
Release dateAug 9 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 Instant 1.2 shipped 173 days before Code Llama 70B

Which is better: Claude Instant 1.2 or Code Llama 70B?

Claude Instant 1.2 and Code Llama 70B do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Claude Instant 1.2 shipped 173 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 Instant 1.2 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 Instant 1.2 released?
Claude Instant 1.2 was released by Anthropic on Aug 9 2023.
When was Code Llama 70B released?
Code Llama 70B was released by Meta on Jan 29 2024.
Is Claude Instant 1.2 or Code Llama 70B open source?
Code Llama 70B is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Claude Instant 1.2 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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