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Code Llama vs Grok 4.5

Meta
Code Llama
SpaceXAI
Grok 4.5
Overview
CompanyMetaSpaceXAI
Release dateAug 24 2023Jul 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 shipped 1049 days before Grok 4.5

Which is better: Code Llama or Grok 4.5?

Code Llama 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 shipped 1049 days before Grok 4.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

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

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

Frequently asked questions

Code Llama was released by Meta on Aug 24 2023.

Grok 4.5 was released by SpaceXAI on Jul 8 2026.

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

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