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LLaMA 1 vs Mistral Large

Meta
LLaMA 1
Mistral
Mistral Large
Overview
CompanyMetaMistral
Release dateFeb 24 2023Feb 26 2024
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 1 shipped 367 days before Mistral Large

Which is better: LLaMA 1 or Mistral Large?

LLaMA 1 and Mistral Large don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 1 shipped 367 days before Mistral Large, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 1 is open weight, while Mistral Large is proprietary.

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

Frequently asked questions

LLaMA 1 was released by Meta on Feb 24 2023.

Mistral Large was released by Mistral on Feb 26 2024.

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

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