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LLaMA 3.1 vs GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

Meta
LLaMA 3.1
OpenAI
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
Overview
CompanyMetaOpenAI
Release dateJul 23 2024Nov 19 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
14%
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 3.1 shipped 484 days before GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

Which is better: LLaMA 3.1 or GPT-5.1-Codex-Max?

LLaMA 3.1 and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 3.1 shipped 484 days before GPT-5.1-Codex-Max, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 3.1 is open weight, while GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 3.1 and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

LLaMA 3.1 was released by Meta on Jul 23 2024.

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max was released by OpenAI on Nov 19 2025.

LLaMA 3.1 is an open weight model released by Meta. GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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