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# Codellama 70b Instruct

> Codellama 70b Instruct by Meta. Ranked #237 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 33.7. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/codellama-70b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Codellama 70b Instruct Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Codellama 70b Instruct by Meta ranks 237th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 33.7. Its strongest category is coding, where it ranks 193rd.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #237 of 354
- **Index score:** 33.7
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 7 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta)
- **Released:** Unknown
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** Unknown
- **Context window:** —
- **Max output:** —
- **Input price:** Not listed
- **Output price:** Not listed
- **Blended price:** Not listed
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** Not ranked
- **Knowledge cutoff:** Unknown

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Codellama 70b Instruct category scores

1.  Coding 37.6
2.  Reasoning 20.1
3.  Multilingual 24.8
4.  Instruction Following 51.9
5.  Writing & Preference 33.4
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Codellama 70b Instruct category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 37.6 | #193 | 2 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 20.1 | #242 | 1 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 24.8 | #288 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 51.9 | #293 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 33.4 | #277 | 1 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Codellama 70b Instruct places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Codellama 70b Instruct: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 37.6 | −1.2 | #193 of 340, top 57% |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 20.1 | −3.5 | #242 of 350, top 70% |

### Weakest categories

Codellama 70b Instruct: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 24.8 | −22.6 | #288 of 297, top 97% |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 51.9 | −19.4 | #293 of 305, top 97% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Codellama 70b Instruct. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Codellama 70b Instruct
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Devstral Small 2505](https://noometry.com/models/devstral-small) | #233 | 34.3 | $0.15 | 88 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-70b-instruct-vs-devstral-small) |
| [Qwen1.5-110B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen1-5-110b) | #234 | 34.2 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-70b-instruct-vs-qwen1-5-110b) |
| [o1-mini](https://noometry.com/models/o1-mini) | #235 | 34.0 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-70b-instruct-vs-o1-mini) |
| [Qwen3.5-9B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-9b) | #236 | 33.8 | $0.11 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-70b-instruct-vs-qwen3-5-9b) |
| [Qwen3 8B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-8b) | #238 | 33.7 | $0.31 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-70b-instruct-vs-qwen3-8b) |
| [Grok-2 (Dec 2024)](https://noometry.com/models/grok-2) | #239 | 33.7 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-70b-instruct-vs-grok-2) |
| [GPT-4.1 mini](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-4-1-mini) | #240 | 33.6 | $0.70 | 86 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-70b-instruct-vs-gpt-4-1-mini) |
| [GPT-5 Nano](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-nano) | #241 | 33.5 | $0.14 | 4 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-70b-instruct-vs-gpt-5-nano) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Codellama 70b Instruct Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [BigCodeBench Instruct](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-instruct) | 40.7% | #31 of 64, top 49% |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2023-08-25 |
| [BigCodeBench Complete](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-complete) | 44% |  |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2023-08-25 |
| [BigCodeBench Complete](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-complete) | 49.6% | #36 of 66, top 55% |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2023-08-25 |
| [HumanEval+](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/humaneval-plus) | 65.9% | #23 of 45, top 52% |  | [EvalPlus](https://evalplus.github.io/leaderboard.html) |  |
| [HumanEval+](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/humaneval-plus) | 50.6% |  |  | [EvalPlus](https://evalplus.github.io/leaderboard.html) |  |

### Reasoning

Codellama 70b Instruct Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1052 | #280 of 297, top 95% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Multilingual

Codellama 70b Instruct Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 992 | #288 of 297, top 97% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Codellama 70b Instruct Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1024 | #288 of 298, top 97% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Codellama 70b Instruct Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1057 | #284 of 297, top 96% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

## Compare Codellama 70b Instruct

-   [Codellama 70b Instruct vs Qwen3.5-9B](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-70b-instruct-vs-qwen3-5-9b)
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-   [Codellama 70b Instruct vs Grok-2 (Dec 2024)](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-70b-instruct-vs-grok-2)
-   [Codellama 70b Instruct vs Qwen1.5-110B](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-70b-instruct-vs-qwen1-5-110b)
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## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Codellama 70b Instruct?

Codellama 70b Instruct by Meta ranks 237th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 33.7. Its strongest category is coding, where it ranks 193rd.

### Is Codellama 70b Instruct open source?

Yes. Codellama 70b Instruct's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Codellama 70b Instruct's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Codellama 70b Instruct places best in coding, reasoning and lowest in multilingual, instruction following.

### What is Codellama 70b Instruct best at?

Its best category is coding, where it ranks 193rd on Noometry.

### Cite this page

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