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LLaMA 1 vs Mistral Small 4

Meta LLaMA 1 vs Mistral Mistral Small 4 — side-by-side specs.

Meta
LLaMA 1
Mistral
Mistral Small 4
Overview
CompanyMetaMistral
Release dateFeb 24 2023Mar 16 2026
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 1 shipped 1116 days before Mistral Small 4

Which is better: LLaMA 1 or Mistral Small 4?

LLaMA 1 and Mistral Small 4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 1 shipped 1116 days before Mistral Small 4, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 1 is an open-source / open-weight model; Mistral Small 4 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 1 and Mistral Small 4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was LLaMA 1 released?
LLaMA 1 was released by Meta on Feb 24 2023.
When was Mistral Small 4 released?
Mistral Small 4 was released by Mistral on Mar 16 2026.
Is LLaMA 1 or Mistral Small 4 open source?
LLaMA 1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Mistral Small 4 is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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