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Claude Instant 1.2 vs Mixtral 8×7B

Anthropic
Claude Instant 1.2
Mistral
Mixtral 8×7B
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMistral
Release dateAug 9 2023Dec 8 2023
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Timeline
Release gapClaude Instant 1.2 shipped 121 days before Mixtral 8×7B

Which is better: Claude Instant 1.2 or Mixtral 8×7B?

Claude Instant 1.2 and Mixtral 8×7B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude Instant 1.2 shipped 121 days before Mixtral 8×7B, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude Instant 1.2 is proprietary, while Mixtral 8×7B is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude Instant 1.2 and Mixtral 8×7B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude Instant 1.2 was released by Anthropic on Aug 9 2023.

Mixtral 8×7B was released by Mistral on Dec 8 2023.

Claude Instant 1.2 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. Mixtral 8×7B is an open weight model released by Mistral.

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