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| Specifications | ||
ParametersThe learned values that shape how a model responds. B means billion and T means trillion. For mixture-of-experts models, the total count is larger than the number active for each token. Parameter count alone does not measure quality. | 70B | 24B |
Context windowHow much information the model can work with in one request, measured in tokens — pieces of words or other data. This includes your question, attachments, conversation and reply. Limits can vary by model variant and provider. | 16k | 40k |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Meta | Mistral |
| Release date | Jan 29 2024 | Jun 10 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Closed |
| Model details | View model | View model |
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Code Llama 70B and Magistral Small don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Code Llama 70B shipped 498 days before Magistral Small, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Code Llama 70B has 70B parameters, while Magistral Small has 24B. Context windows are 16k (Code Llama 70B) vs 40k (Magistral Small). Code Llama 70B is open weight, while Magistral Small is closed.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Code Llama 70B and Magistral Small don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.