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Llama 3.1 405B vs Meta Llama 3 8B
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Winner summary
Meta Llama 3 8B wins on 5/6 benchmarks
Meta Llama 3 8B wins 5 of 6 shared benchmarks. Leads in general · knowledge · math.
Category leads
general·Meta Llama 3 8Bknowledge·Meta Llama 3 8Blanguage·Llama 3.1 405Bmath·Meta Llama 3 8Breasoning·Meta Llama 3 8B
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Llama 3.1 405B
#219 by perf·no signal
Meta Llama 3 8B
#179 by perf·no signal
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Meta AI
$1.65T·Tier 1
Meta AI
$1.65T·Tier 1
Head to head
6 benchmarks · 2 models
Llama 3.1 405BMeta Llama 3 8B
BBH (HuggingFace)
Meta Llama 3 8B leads by +40.9
Llama 3.1 405B
7.8
Meta Llama 3 8B
48.7
GPQA
Meta Llama 3 8B leads by +13.8
Llama 3.1 405B
5.9
Meta Llama 3 8B
19.7
IFEval
Llama 3.1 405B leads by +2.1
Llama 3.1 405B
18.1
Meta Llama 3 8B
16.0
MATH Level 5
Meta Llama 3 8B leads by +18.6
Llama 3.1 405B
0.0
Meta Llama 3 8B
18.6
MMLU-PRO
Meta Llama 3 8B leads by +15.5
Llama 3.1 405B
25.7
Meta Llama 3 8B
41.2
MUSR
Meta Llama 3 8B leads by +13.8
Llama 3.1 405B
2.2
Meta Llama 3 8B
16.0
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 405B | Meta Llama 3 8B |
|---|---|---|
BBH (HuggingFace) | 7.8 | 48.7 |
GPQA | 5.9 | 19.7 |
IFEval | 18.1 | 16.0 |
MATH Level 5 | 0.0 | 18.6 |
MMLU-PRO | 25.7 | 41.2 |
MUSR | 2.2 | 16.0 |
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