Model comparison
Llama 2-13B vs Yi-Lightning
Yi-Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 29.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 2-13B scores higher in 1 category and Yi-Lightning in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Yi-Lightning leads 50.2 to 29.8.
- Llama 2-13B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Llama 2-13B | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 29.6 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2023-07-18 | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 32 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Llama 2-13B leads
Llama 2-13B: 30.9 (#291), Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1062 | 1312 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
Reasoning Yi-Lightning leads
Llama 2-13B: 12.8 (#337), Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1051 | 1302 |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 42.2% | — |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 58.2% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 106.17 | — |
| HellaSwag | 80.7% | — |
| LAMBADA | 76.5% | — |
| PIQA | 80.8% | — |
| WinoGrande | 72.8% | — |
Math Yi-Lightning leads
Llama 2-13B: 31.1 (#229), Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1065 | 1300 |
| GSM8K | 36.9% | — |
Knowledge Yi-Lightning leads
Llama 2-13B: 28.1 (#249), Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1030 | 1286 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 60.3% | — |
| BoolQ | 82.4% | — |
| MMLU | 55.6% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 57% | — |
| TriviaQA | 79.6% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 2-13B: —, Yi-Lightning: —
| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| ScienceQA | 55.8% | — |
Multilingual Yi-Lightning leads
Llama 2-13B: 26.5 (#279), Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1024 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1001 | 1320 |
| LMArena French | 1044 | 1305 |
| LMArena German | 1009 | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | 894 | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | 953 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1055 | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1087 | 1315 |
Instruction Following Yi-Lightning leads
Llama 2-13B: 53.3 (#287), Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1045 | 1278 |
Long Context Yi-Lightning leads
Llama 2-13B: 32.3 (#269), Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1064 | 1297 |
Writing & Preference Yi-Lightning leads
Llama 2-13B: 29.8 (#289), Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1084 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1047 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1050 | 1311 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 2-13B better than Yi-Lightning?
Yi-Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 29.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 2-13B or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
Llama 2-13B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 30.9 versus 27.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 2-13B and Yi-Lightning share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 2-13B has 32 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.