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Code Llama vs Mistral Medium 3.5

Meta Code Llama vs Mistral Mistral Medium 3.5 — side-by-side specs.

Meta
Code Llama
Mistral
Mistral Medium 3.5
Overview
CompanyMetaMistral
Release dateAug 24 2023Apr 30 2026
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapCode Llama shipped 980 days before Mistral Medium 3.5

Which is better: Code Llama or Mistral Medium 3.5?

Code Llama and Mistral Medium 3.5 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Code Llama shipped 980 days before Mistral Medium 3.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Code Llama is an open-source / open-weight model; Mistral Medium 3.5 is proprietary.

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 released?
Code Llama was released by Meta on Aug 24 2023.
When was Mistral Medium 3.5 released?
Mistral Medium 3.5 was released by Mistral on Apr 30 2026.
Is Code Llama or Mistral Medium 3.5 open source?
Code Llama is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Mistral Medium 3.5 is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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