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Composer 2.5 vs Code Llama 70B

Cursor
Composer 2.5
Meta
Code Llama 70B
Overview
CompanyCursorMeta
Release dateMay 18 2026Jan 29 2024
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Multilingual coding
SWE-Bench Multilingual
79.8%
Agentic coding
CursorBench v3.1
63.2%
Next.js coding
Next.js Evals
92%
Agentic terminal coding
Terminal-Bench 2.0
69.3%
Timeline
Release gapCode Llama 70B shipped 840 days before Composer 2.5

Which is better: Composer 2.5 or Code Llama 70B?

Composer 2.5 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 840 days before Composer 2.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Composer 2.5 is proprietary, while Code Llama 70B is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Composer 2.5 and Code Llama 70B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Composer 2.5 was released by Cursor on May 18 2026.

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

Composer 2.5 is a proprietary model released by Cursor. Code Llama 70B is an open weight model released by Meta.

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