Code Llama 70B vs o3
Meta Code Llama 70B | OpenAI o3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Meta | OpenAI |
| Release date | Jan 29 2024 | Apr 16 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Benchmarks | ||
Nonsense detection BullshitBench v2Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | — | 26% |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | Code Llama 70B shipped 443 days before o3 | |
Which is better: Code Llama 70B or o3?
Code Llama 70B and o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Code Llama 70B shipped 443 days before o3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Code Llama 70B is open weight, while o3 is proprietary.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Code Llama 70B and o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Code Llama 70B was released by Meta on Jan 29 2024.
o3 was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.
Code Llama 70B is an open weight model released by Meta. o3 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.
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