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LLaMA 3.1 vs GPT-5-Codex

Meta
LLaMA 3.1
OpenAI
GPT-5-Codex
Overview
CompanyMetaOpenAI
Release dateJul 23 2024Sep 15 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
14%
39%Best
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 3.1 shipped 419 days before GPT-5-Codex

Which is better: LLaMA 3.1 or GPT-5-Codex?

GPT-5-Codex leads LLaMA 3.1 on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (BullshitBench v2). LLaMA 3.1 shipped 419 days before GPT-5-Codex, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 3.1 is open weight, while GPT-5-Codex is proprietary.

On BullshitBench v2, GPT-5-Codex leads at 39% vs LLaMA 3.1 at 14%.

Frequently asked questions

LLaMA 3.1 was released by Meta on Jul 23 2024.

GPT-5-Codex was released by OpenAI on Sep 15 2025.

LLaMA 3.1 is an open weight model released by Meta. GPT-5-Codex is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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