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LLaMA 3.2 vs o4-mini-high

Meta
LLaMA 3.2
OpenAI
o4-mini-high
Overview
CompanyMetaOpenAI
Release dateSep 25 2024Apr 16 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Parameters
1B/3B
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 3.2 shipped 203 days before o4-mini-high

Which is better: LLaMA 3.2 or o4-mini-high?

LLaMA 3.2 and o4-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 203 days before o4-mini-high, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 3.2 is open weight, while o4-mini-high is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 3.2 and o4-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.

o4-mini-high was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.

LLaMA 3.2 is an open weight model released by Meta. o4-mini-high is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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