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Code Llama 70B vs Mistral Small 3

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

Meta
Code Llama 70B
Mistral
Mistral Small 3
Overview
CompanyMetaMistral
Release dateJan 29 2024Jan 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapCode Llama 70B shipped 338 days before Mistral Small 3

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

Code Llama 70B and Mistral Small 3 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Code Llama 70B shipped 338 days before Mistral Small 3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

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 Mistral Small 3 released?
Mistral Small 3 was released by Mistral on Jan 2025.

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