LLaMA 1 vs Codestral 25.01
Meta LLaMA 1 | Mistral Codestral 25.01 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Meta | Mistral |
| Release date | Feb 24 2023 | Jan 13 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Specifications | ||
Context window | — | 256k |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | LLaMA 1 shipped 689 days before Codestral 25.01 | |
Which is better: LLaMA 1 or Codestral 25.01?
LLaMA 1 and Codestral 25.01 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 1 shipped 689 days before Codestral 25.01, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
LLaMA 1 is open weight, while Codestral 25.01 is proprietary.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 1 and Codestral 25.01 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
LLaMA 1 was released by Meta on Feb 24 2023.
Codestral 25.01 was released by Mistral on Jan 13 2025.
LLaMA 1 is an open weight model released by Meta. Codestral 25.01 is a proprietary model released by Mistral.
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