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Code Llama 70B vs Magistral Medium

Meta Code Llama 70B vs Mistral Magistral Medium — side-by-side specs.

Meta
Code Llama 70B
Mistral
Magistral Medium
Overview
CompanyMetaMistral
Release dateJan 29 2024Jun 10 2025
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 498 days before Magistral Medium

Which is better: Code Llama 70B or Magistral Medium?

Code Llama 70B and Magistral Medium do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Code Llama 70B shipped 498 days before Magistral Medium, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Code Llama 70B is an open-source / open-weight model; Magistral Medium 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 Magistral Medium released?
Magistral Medium was released by Mistral on Jun 10 2025.
Is Code Llama 70B or Magistral Medium open source?
Code Llama 70B is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Magistral Medium is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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