# Llama 13b vs Wizardlm 13b

> Wizardlm 13b is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.4 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/llama-13b-vs-wizardlm-13b
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 8

## Summary

- They share 8 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 13b scores higher in 0 categories and Wizardlm 13b in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in instruction following, where Wizardlm 13b leads 53.5 to 36.7.

## Snapshot

| | Llama 13b | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 24.4 | 31.4 |
| Rank | 348 | 274 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Llama 13b: 21.4 (#337)
- Wizardlm 13b: 30.1 (#298)

| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 683 | 1035 |

## Reasoning

- Llama 13b: 14.0 (#329)
- Wizardlm 13b: 19.4 (#259)

| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 728 | 1018 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 37.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 100.58 | — |
| HellaSwag | 79.2% | — |
| LAMBADA | 75.2% | — |
| PIQA | 80.1% | — |
| WinoGrande | 73% | — |

## Math

- Llama 13b: 26.7 (#256)
- Wizardlm 13b: 30.2 (#238)

| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 838 | 1017 |
| GSM8K | 20.6% | — |

## Knowledge

- Llama 13b: —
- Wizardlm 13b: —

| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 52.7% | — |
| BoolQ | 78.7% | — |
| MMLU | 47.7% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 56.4% | — |
| TriviaQA | 77.9% | — |

## Multimodal

- Llama 13b: —
- Wizardlm 13b: —

| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| ScienceQA | 43.3% | — |

## Multilingual

- Llama 13b: 16.6 (#297)
- Wizardlm 13b: 27.1 (#277)

| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 819 | 1034 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1023 |

## Instruction Following

- Llama 13b: 36.7 (#305)
- Wizardlm 13b: 53.5 (#285)

| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 781 | 1048 |

## Long Context

- Llama 13b: —
- Wizardlm 13b: 32.0 (#273)

| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1054 |

## Writing & Preference

- Llama 13b: 13.8 (#312)
- Wizardlm 13b: 30.5 (#287)

| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 834 | 1077 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 794 | 1091 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 753 | 1047 |

## FAQ

### Is Llama 13b better than Wizardlm 13b?

Wizardlm 13b is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.4 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Llama 13b or Wizardlm 13b better for coding?

Wizardlm 13b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 30.1 versus 21.4 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Llama 13b and Wizardlm 13b share?

8 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 13b has 21 scored results on Noometry and Wizardlm 13b has 10.