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LLaMA 3.3 vs gpt-oss-20b

Meta
LLaMA 3.3
OpenAI
gpt-oss-20b
Overview
CompanyMetaOpenAI
Release dateDec 6 2024Aug 5 2025
AccessOpen WeightOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
70B
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 3.3 shipped 242 days before gpt-oss-20b

Which is better: LLaMA 3.3 or gpt-oss-20b?

LLaMA 3.3 and gpt-oss-20b don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 3.3 shipped 242 days before gpt-oss-20b, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 3.3 and gpt-oss-20b 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-oss-20b was released by OpenAI on Aug 5 2025.

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