When was Code Llama released?

Code Llama was released by Meta on Aug 24 2023.

When was Mistral Medium released?

Mistral Medium was released by Mistral on Dec 2023.

Is Code Llama or Mistral Medium open source?

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

Code Llama vs Mistral Medium

	Meta Code Llama	Mistral Mistral Medium
Overview
Company	Meta	Mistral
Release date	Aug 24 2023	Dec 2023
Access	Open Weight	Proprietary
Timeline
Release gap	Code Llama shipped 99 days before Mistral Medium

Which is better: Code Llama or Mistral Medium?

Code Llama and Mistral Medium don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Code Llama shipped 99 days before Mistral Medium, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Code Llama is open weight, while Mistral Medium is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Code Llama and Mistral Medium don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

: Code Llama was released by Meta on Aug 24 2023.
: Mistral Medium was released by Mistral on Dec 2023.
: Code Llama is an open weight model released by Meta. Mistral Medium is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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