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Code Llama 70B vs Mistral Medium

Meta
Code Llama 70B
Mistral
Mistral Medium
Overview
CompanyMetaMistral
Release dateJan 29 2024Dec 2023
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapMistral Medium shipped 59 days before Code Llama 70B

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

Code Llama 70B and Mistral Medium don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Mistral Medium shipped 59 days before Code Llama 70B, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Code Llama 70B is open weight, while Mistral Medium is proprietary.

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

Frequently asked questions

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

Mistral Medium was released by Mistral on Dec 2023.

Code Llama 70B is an open weight model released by Meta. Mistral Medium is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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