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Code Llama 70B vs Grok 4.5

Meta
Code Llama 70B
SpaceXAI
Grok 4.5
Overview
CompanyMetaSpaceXAI
Release dateJan 29 2024Jul 8 2026
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Agentic coding
SWE-Bench Pro
64.7%
Multilingual coding
SWE-Bench Multilingual
78%
Agentic coding
DeepSWE 1.0
62%
Agentic terminal coding
Terminal-Bench 2.1
83.3%
Timeline
Release gapCode Llama 70B shipped 891 days before Grok 4.5

Which is better: Code Llama 70B or Grok 4.5?

Code Llama 70B and Grok 4.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Code Llama 70B shipped 891 days before Grok 4.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Code Llama 70B is open weight, while Grok 4.5 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Code Llama 70B and Grok 4.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

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

Grok 4.5 was released by SpaceXAI on Jul 8 2026.

Code Llama 70B is an open weight model released by Meta. Grok 4.5 is a proprietary model released by SpaceXAI.

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