LLaMA 3.1 vs o4-mini
Meta LLaMA 3.1 | OpenAI o4-mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Meta | OpenAI |
| Release date | Jul 23 2024 | Apr 16 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Benchmarks | ||
Nonsense detection BullshitBench v2Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | 14%Best | 8% |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | LLaMA 3.1 shipped 267 days before o4-mini | |
Which is better: LLaMA 3.1 or o4-mini?
LLaMA 3.1 leads o4-mini on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (BullshitBench v2). LLaMA 3.1 shipped 267 days before o4-mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
LLaMA 3.1 is open weight, while o4-mini is proprietary.
On BullshitBench v2, LLaMA 3.1 leads at 14% vs o4-mini at 8%.
Frequently asked questions
LLaMA 3.1 was released by Meta on Jul 23 2024.
o4-mini was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.
LLaMA 3.1 is an open weight model released by Meta. o4-mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.
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