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Code Llama vs Mistral Medium 3.5

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Meta
Code Llama
Mistral
Mistral Medium 3.5
Overview
CompanyMetaMistral
Release dateAug 24 2023Apr 29 2026
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
128B
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
77.6%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapCode Llama shipped 979 days before Mistral Medium 3.5

Which is better: Code Llama or Mistral Medium 3.5?

Mistral Medium 3.5 leads Code Llama on 1 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Code Llama shipped 979 days before Mistral Medium 3.5, 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 — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Code Llama released?
Code Llama was released by Meta on Aug 24 2023.
When was Mistral Medium 3.5 released?
Mistral Medium 3.5 was released by Mistral on Apr 29 2026.

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