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Bard vs Mistral 7B

Google
Bard
Mistral
Mistral 7B
Overview
CompanyGoogleMistral
Release dateMar 21 2023Sep 27 2023
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Timeline
Release gapBard shipped 190 days before Mistral 7B

Which is better: Bard or Mistral 7B?

Bard and Mistral 7B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Bard shipped 190 days before Mistral 7B, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Bard is proprietary, while Mistral 7B is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Bard and Mistral 7B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Bard was released by Google on Mar 21 2023.

Mistral 7B was released by Mistral on Sep 27 2023.

Bard is a proprietary model released by Google. Mistral 7B is an open weight model released by Mistral.

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