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LLaMA 1 vs GPT-4

Meta
LLaMA 1
OpenAI
GPT-4
Overview
CompanyMetaOpenAI
Release dateFeb 24 2023Mar 14 2023
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 1 shipped 18 days before GPT-4

Which is better: LLaMA 1 or GPT-4?

LLaMA 1 and GPT-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 1 shipped 18 days before GPT-4, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 1 is open weight, while GPT-4 is proprietary.

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

Frequently asked questions

LLaMA 1 was released by Meta on Feb 24 2023.

GPT-4 was released by OpenAI on Mar 14 2023.

LLaMA 1 is an open weight model released by Meta. GPT-4 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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