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Gemma 2 vs. Llama 3.1

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Gemma 2

Gemma 2

Overview

Gemma 2 succeeds the Gemma family of lightweight open models from Google built using the same processes used for the the larger Gemini models.


Gemma 2 is the successor to the Gemma family of open models, including larer models (9B and 27B parameters) with outsized performance across benchmarks. Using a combination of techniques such as training on twice as much data, knowledge distillation, and architectural improvements such as sliding window attention, logit soft-capping, and model merging, Gemma 2 outperforms models of similar size (such as Llama 3), with the 27B parameter model being competitive with models more than twice its size (such as Llama 70B).


Initial release: 2024-06-27

Llama 3.1

Llama 3.1

Overview

Llama 3.1 added a 405B flagship model that was the first open-source model competitive with frontier proprietary models, alongside updated 8B and 70B variants with longer context and improved tool use.


Llama 3.1 was a landmark release for open-source AI. The 405B model achieved parity with GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet on many benchmarks, marking the first time an open model reached the proprietary frontier. All models support a 128K token context window, multilingual generation in eight languages, and built-in tool-calling capabilities. The permissive license allows commercial use for most organisations, making Llama 3.1 a popular foundation for fine-tuning and self-hosted deployments.


Initial release: 2024-07-23

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Llama 3.1
Products & Features
Instruct Models
Coding Capability
Customization
Finetuning
Open Source
License Custom Custom (Commercial OK)
Model Sizes 2.6B, 9B, 27B 8B, 70B, 405B

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Other Llama 3.1 Comparisons

Llama 3.1 vs. Alpaca Llama 3.1 vs. Cerebras-GPT Llama 3.1 vs. DeepSeek Llama 3.1 vs. Dolly Llama 3.1 vs. Falcon Llama 3.1 vs. FastChat Llama 3.1 vs. FLAN-T5 Llama 3.1 vs. FLAN-UL2 Llama 3.1 vs. Gemma Llama 3.1 vs. Gemma 2 Llama 3.1 vs. GPT-J Llama 3.1 vs. GPT4All Llama 3.1 vs. GPTNeo Llama 3.1 vs. Grok Llama 3.1 vs. Guanaco Llama 3.1 vs. Koala Llama 3.1 vs. LLaMA Llama 3.1 vs. Llama 2 Llama 3.1 vs. Llama 3 Llama 3.1 vs. Llama 3.2 Llama 3.1 vs. Llama 3.3 Llama 3.1 vs. Mistral Llama 3.1 vs. MPT Llama 3.1 vs. OpenAssistant Llama 3.1 vs. OpenLLaMA Llama 3.1 vs. OPT Llama 3.1 vs. Orca Llama 3.1 vs. Phi Llama 3.1 vs. Pythia Llama 3.1 vs. Qwen Llama 3.1 vs. RedPajama-INCITE Llama 3.1 vs. StableLM Llama 3.1 vs. StableVicuna Llama 3.1 vs. Vicuna Llama 3.1 vs. WizardLM

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