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LLaMA 1 vs Magistral Medium

Meta
LLaMA 1
Mistral
Magistral Medium
Overview
CompanyMetaMistral
Release dateFeb 24 2023Jun 10 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 1 shipped 837 days before Magistral Medium

Which is better: LLaMA 1 or Magistral Medium?

LLaMA 1 and Magistral Medium don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 1 shipped 837 days before Magistral Medium, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 1 is open weight, while Magistral Medium is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 1 and Magistral Medium don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

LLaMA 1 was released by Meta on Feb 24 2023.

Magistral Medium was released by Mistral on Jun 10 2025.

LLaMA 1 is an open weight model released by Meta. Magistral Medium is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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