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LLaMA 3.2 vs o3-mini-high

Meta
LLaMA 3.2
OpenAI
o3-mini-high
Overview
CompanyMetaOpenAI
Release dateSep 25 2024Jan 31 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Parameters
1B/3B
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 3.2 shipped 128 days before o3-mini-high

Which is better: LLaMA 3.2 or o3-mini-high?

LLaMA 3.2 and o3-mini-high don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 3.2 shipped 128 days before o3-mini-high, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 3.2 is open weight, while o3-mini-high is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 3.2 and o3-mini-high don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

LLaMA 3.2 was released by Meta on Sep 25 2024.

o3-mini-high was released by OpenAI on Jan 31 2025.

LLaMA 3.2 is an open weight model released by Meta. o3-mini-high is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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