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# Codellama 34b Instruct

> Codellama 34b Instruct by Meta. Ranked #287 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 30.8. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/codellama-34b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Codellama 34b Instruct Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Codellama 34b Instruct by Meta ranks 287th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 30.8. Its strongest category is math, where it ranks 230th.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #287 of 354
- **Index score:** 30.8
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 14 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 34b Instruct category scores

1.  Coding 28.5
2.  Reasoning 19.6
3.  Math 31.0
4.  Multilingual 25.8
5.  Instruction Following 52.2
6.  Long Context 30.9
7.  Writing & Preference 28.2
8.  0204060

Codellama 34b Instruct category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 28.5 | #314 | 3 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 19.6 | #255 | 1 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 31.0 | #230 | 1 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 25.8 | #284 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 52.2 | #291 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 30.9 | #284 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 28.2 | #297 | 3 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Codellama 34b Instruct places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Codellama 34b Instruct: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 31.0 | −5.6 | #230 of 327, top 71% |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 19.6 | −4.0 | #255 of 350, top 73% |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 28.5 | −10.3 | #314 of 340, top 93% |

### Weakest categories

Codellama 34b Instruct: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 30.9 | −10.1 | #284 of 296, top 96% |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 25.8 | −21.6 | #284 of 297, top 96% |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 52.2 | −19.1 | #291 of 305, top 96% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Codellama 34b Instruct. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Codellama 34b Instruct
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Phi-4 Mini](https://noometry.com/models/phi-4-mini) | #283 | 30.9 | $0.13 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-34b-instruct-vs-phi-4-mini) |
| [Gemma 3 27B](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-3-27b) | #284 | 30.8 | $0.10 | 62 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-34b-instruct-vs-gemma-3-27b) |
| [Qwen1.5-72B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen1-5-72b) | #285 | 30.8 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-34b-instruct-vs-qwen1-5-72b) |
| [Granite 3.0 2b Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/granite-3-0-2b-instruct) | #286 | 30.8 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-34b-instruct-vs-granite-3-0-2b-instruct) |
| [Llama 3.1-405B](https://noometry.com/models/llama-3-1-405b) | #288 | 30.7 | — | 78 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-34b-instruct-vs-llama-3-1-405b) |
| [Yi-1.5-34B](https://noometry.com/models/yi-1-5-34b) | #289 | 30.6 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-34b-instruct-vs-yi-1-5-34b) |
| [Codestral](https://noometry.com/models/codestral) | #290 | 30.6 | $0.45 | 271 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-34b-instruct-vs-codestral) |
| [Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/llama-3-3-70b-instruct) | #291 | 30.6 | $0.16 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-34b-instruct-vs-llama-3-3-70b-instruct) |

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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 34b Instruct Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [BigCodeBench Instruct](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-instruct) | 29% | #58 of 64, top 91% |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2023-08-25 |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1046 | #283 of 294, top 97% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [BigCodeBench Complete](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-complete) | 35.6% |  |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2023-08-25 |
| [BigCodeBench Complete](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-complete) | 37.1% | #57 of 66, top 87% |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2023-08-25 |
| [HumanEval+](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/humaneval-plus) | 43.9% | #36 of 45, top 80% |  | [EvalPlus](https://evalplus.github.io/leaderboard.html) |  |
| [MBPP+](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/mbpp-plus) | 56.3% | #26 of 38, top 69% |  | [EvalPlus](https://evalplus.github.io/leaderboard.html) |  |

### Reasoning

Codellama 34b Instruct Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1032 | #285 of 297, top 96% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Math

Codellama 34b Instruct Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1056 | #276 of 285, top 97% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Multilingual

Codellama 34b Instruct Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1011 | #284 of 297, top 96% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 976 | #281 of 285, top 99% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Codellama 34b Instruct Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1028 | #287 of 298, top 97% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Codellama 34b Instruct Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1013 | #284 of 291, top 98% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Codellama 34b Instruct Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1066 | #283 of 297, top 96% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1032 | #285 of 295, top 97% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1015 | #285 of 295, top 97% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

## Compare Codellama 34b Instruct

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-   [Codellama 34b Instruct vs Yi-1.5-34B](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-34b-instruct-vs-yi-1-5-34b)
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-   [Codellama 34b Instruct vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-34b-instruct-vs-glm-5-3)
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## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Codellama 34b Instruct?

Codellama 34b Instruct by Meta ranks 287th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 30.8. Its strongest category is math, where it ranks 230th.

### Is Codellama 34b Instruct open source?

Yes. Codellama 34b Instruct's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Codellama 34b Instruct's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Codellama 34b Instruct places best in math, reasoning, coding and lowest in long context, multilingual, instruction following.

### What is Codellama 34b Instruct best at?

Its best category is math, where it ranks 230th on Noometry.

### Cite this page

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