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Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Code Llama 70B

3 vs 0 benchmarks won

Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Meta
Code Llama 70B
Overview
CompanyGoogleMeta
Release dateMar 25 2025Jan 29 2024
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
86.4%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
59.6%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
68%
Timeline
Release gapCode Llama 70B shipped 421 days before Gemini 2.5 Pro

Which is better: Gemini 2.5 Pro or Code Llama 70B?

Gemini 2.5 Pro leads Code Llama 70B on 3 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Code Llama 70B shipped 421 days before Gemini 2.5 Pro, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Code Llama 70B is an open-source / open-weight model; Gemini 2.5 Pro is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Gemini 2.5 Pro released?
Gemini 2.5 Pro was released by Google on Mar 25 2025.
When was Code Llama 70B released?
Code Llama 70B was released by Meta on Jan 29 2024.
Is Gemini 2.5 Pro or Code Llama 70B open source?
Code Llama 70B is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Gemini 2.5 Pro is a proprietary model released by Google.

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