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Code Llama 70B vs Codestral 22B

Meta Code Llama 70B vs Mistral Codestral 22B — side-by-side specs.

Meta
Code Llama 70B
Mistral
Codestral 22B
Overview
CompanyMetaMistral
Release dateJan 29 2024May 29 2024
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapCode Llama 70B shipped 121 days before Codestral 22B

Which is better: Code Llama 70B or Codestral 22B?

Code Llama 70B and Codestral 22B do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Code Llama 70B shipped 121 days before Codestral 22B, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Code Llama 70B is an open-source / open-weight model; Codestral 22B 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 Code Llama 70B released?
Code Llama 70B was released by Meta on Jan 29 2024.
When was Codestral 22B released?
Codestral 22B was released by Mistral on May 29 2024.
Is Code Llama 70B or Codestral 22B open source?
Code Llama 70B is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Codestral 22B is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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