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LLaMA 1 vs Devstral Small 2 (24B)

Meta
LLaMA 1
Mistral
Devstral Small 2 (24B)
Overview
CompanyMetaMistral
Release dateFeb 24 2023Dec 9 2025
AccessOpen WeightOpen Weight
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 1 shipped 1019 days before Devstral Small 2 (24B)

Which is better: LLaMA 1 or Devstral Small 2 (24B)?

LLaMA 1 and Devstral Small 2 (24B) don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 1 shipped 1019 days before Devstral Small 2 (24B), so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 1 and Devstral Small 2 (24B) don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

LLaMA 1 was released by Meta on Feb 24 2023.

Devstral Small 2 (24B) was released by Mistral on Dec 9 2025.

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