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Bard vs LLaMA 1

Google
Bard
Meta
LLaMA 1
Overview
CompanyGoogleMeta
Release dateMar 21 2023Feb 24 2023
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 1 shipped 25 days before Bard

Which is better: Bard or LLaMA 1?

Bard and LLaMA 1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 1 shipped 25 days before Bard, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Bard is proprietary, while LLaMA 1 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Bard and LLaMA 1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Bard was released by Google on Mar 21 2023.

LLaMA 1 was released by Meta on Feb 24 2023.

Bard is a proprietary model released by Google. LLaMA 1 is an open weight model released by Meta.

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