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LLaMA 3.2 vs Mistral Medium 3.5

Meta
LLaMA 3.2
Mistral
Mistral Medium 3.5
Overview
CompanyMetaMistral
Release dateSep 25 2024Apr 29 2026
AccessOpen WeightOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
1B/3B
128B
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
77.6%
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 3.2 shipped 581 days before Mistral Medium 3.5

Which is better: LLaMA 3.2 or Mistral Medium 3.5?

LLaMA 3.2 and Mistral Medium 3.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 3.2 shipped 581 days before Mistral Medium 3.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 3.2 has 1B/3B parameters, while Mistral Medium 3.5 has 128B.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 3.2 and Mistral Medium 3.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

LLaMA 3.2 was released by Meta on Sep 25 2024.

Mistral Medium 3.5 was released by Mistral on Apr 29 2026.

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