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Code Llama 70B vs Mistral Medium 3

Meta
Code Llama 70B
Mistral
Mistral Medium 3
Overview
CompanyMetaMistral
Release dateJan 29 2024May 7 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapCode Llama 70B shipped 464 days before Mistral Medium 3

Which is better: Code Llama 70B or Mistral Medium 3?

Code Llama 70B and Mistral Medium 3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Code Llama 70B shipped 464 days before Mistral Medium 3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Code Llama 70B is open weight, while Mistral Medium 3 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Code Llama 70B and Mistral Medium 3 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 3 was released by Mistral on May 7 2025.

Code Llama 70B is an open weight model released by Meta. Mistral Medium 3 is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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