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Code Llama 70B vs Mistral Medium 3

Meta Code Llama 70B vs Mistral Mistral Medium 3 — side-by-side specs.

Meta
Code Llama 70B
Mistral
Mistral Medium 3
Overview
CompanyMetaMistral
Release dateJan 29 2024May 7 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
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 an open-source / open-weight model; 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

When was Code Llama 70B released?
Code Llama 70B was released by Meta on Jan 29 2024.
When was Mistral Medium 3 released?
Mistral Medium 3 was released by Mistral on May 7 2025.
Is Code Llama 70B or Mistral Medium 3 open source?
Code Llama 70B is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Mistral Medium 3 is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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