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Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Code Llama 70B

Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Meta
Code Llama 70B
Overview
CompanyGoogleMeta
Release dateMar 25 2025Jan 29 2024
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
20%
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
59.6%
Science
GPQA Diamond
86.4%
Multimodal
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 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 421 days before Gemini 2.5 Pro, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

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

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

Frequently asked questions

Gemini 2.5 Pro was released by Google on Mar 25 2025.

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

Gemini 2.5 Pro is a proprietary model released by Google. Code Llama 70B is an open weight model released by Meta.

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