Model comparison
Llama 13b vs Yi-Lightning
Yi-Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 8 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 8 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 13b scores higher in 0 categories and Yi-Lightning in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Yi-Lightning leads 50.2 to 13.8.
- Llama 13b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Llama 13b | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 24.4 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2023-02-24 | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Yi-Lightning leads
Llama 13b: 21.4 (#337), Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 683 | 1312 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
Reasoning Yi-Lightning leads
Llama 13b: 14.0 (#329), Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 728 | 1302 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 37.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 100.58 | — |
| HellaSwag | 79.2% | — |
| LAMBADA | 75.2% | — |
| PIQA | 80.1% | — |
| WinoGrande | 73% | — |
Math Yi-Lightning leads
Llama 13b: 26.7 (#256), Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 838 | 1300 |
| GSM8K | 20.6% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama 13b: —, Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1286 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 52.7% | — |
| BoolQ | 78.7% | — |
| MMLU | 47.7% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 56.4% | — |
| TriviaQA | 77.9% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 13b: —, Yi-Lightning: —
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| ScienceQA | 43.3% | — |
Multilingual Yi-Lightning leads
Llama 13b: 16.6 (#297), Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 819 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1320 |
| LMArena French | — | 1305 |
| LMArena German | — | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1315 |
Instruction Following Yi-Lightning leads
Llama 13b: 36.7 (#305), Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 781 | 1278 |
Long Context Not comparable
Llama 13b: —, Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1297 |
Writing & Preference Yi-Lightning leads
Llama 13b: 13.8 (#312), Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 834 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 794 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 753 | 1311 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 13b better than Yi-Lightning?
Yi-Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 13b or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
Yi-Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 27.4 versus 21.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 13b and Yi-Lightning share?
8 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 13b has 21 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.