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LLaMA 3.1 vs GPT-5-Codex-Mini

Meta LLaMA 3.1 vs OpenAI GPT-5-Codex-Mini — side-by-side specs.

Meta
LLaMA 3.1
OpenAI
GPT-5-Codex-Mini
Overview
CompanyMetaOpenAI
Release dateJul 23 2024Nov 8 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
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Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 3.1 shipped 473 days before GPT-5-Codex-Mini

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

LLaMA 3.1 and GPT-5-Codex-Mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 3.1 shipped 473 days before GPT-5-Codex-Mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model; GPT-5-Codex-Mini is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 3.1 and GPT-5-Codex-Mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was LLaMA 3.1 released?
LLaMA 3.1 was released by Meta on Jul 23 2024.
When was GPT-5-Codex-Mini released?
GPT-5-Codex-Mini was released by OpenAI on Nov 8 2025.
Is LLaMA 3.1 or GPT-5-Codex-Mini open source?
LLaMA 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. GPT-5-Codex-Mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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