LLaMA 3.3 vs GPT-4.1 mini
Meta LLaMA 3.3 | OpenAI GPT-4.1 mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Meta | OpenAI |
| Release date | Dec 6 2024 | Apr 14 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | 70B | — |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | LLaMA 3.3 shipped 129 days before GPT-4.1 mini | |
Which is better: LLaMA 3.3 or GPT-4.1 mini?
LLaMA 3.3 and GPT-4.1 mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 3.3 shipped 129 days before GPT-4.1 mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
LLaMA 3.3 is open weight, while GPT-4.1 mini is proprietary.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 3.3 and GPT-4.1 mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
LLaMA 3.3 was released by Meta on Dec 6 2024.
GPT-4.1 mini was released by OpenAI on Apr 14 2025.
LLaMA 3.3 is an open weight model released by Meta. GPT-4.1 mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.
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