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Claude Opus 4.1 vs Code Llama 70B

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1
Meta
Code Llama 70B
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMeta
Release dateAug 5 2025Jan 29 2024
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
43%
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
74.5%
Science
GPQA Diamond
80.9%
Timeline
Release gapCode Llama 70B shipped 554 days before Claude Opus 4.1

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.1 or Code Llama 70B?

Claude Opus 4.1 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 554 days before Claude Opus 4.1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude Opus 4.1 is proprietary, while Code Llama 70B is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude Opus 4.1 and Code Llama 70B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude Opus 4.1 was released by Anthropic on Aug 5 2025.

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

Claude Opus 4.1 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. Code Llama 70B is an open weight model released by Meta.

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