GPT-3.5 Turbo (Nov 2023) vs Llama 3-8B

Verdict

GPT-3.5 Turbo (Nov 2023) leads 7–1 across 8 shared benchmarks.

GPT-3.5 Turbo (Nov 2023) 7 · Llama 3-8B 1 · higher isn't always better — check the caveats below.

Per-benchmark head-to-head

Reported scores — protocols may differ. How we compare

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GPT-3.5 Turbo (Nov 2023)Llama 3-8B

37.15
CANLI
35.95
83.2
CARC AI2
77.07
4.04
BGPQA diamond
1.43
15.89
BMATH level 5
6.13
61.87
CMMLU
58.4
81.33
COpenBookQA
76.8
85.8
CTriviaQA
67.7
37.6
CWinogrande
51.4

Capabilities

Reasoning

Reasoning: GPT-3.5 Turbo (Nov 2023) leads 3–0 across 3 shared reasoning benchmarks (largest gap: ARC AI2, 83.2 vs 77.07 — single evaluator).

2 reproduced4 self-reported

Knowledge

Knowledge: GPT-3.5 Turbo (Nov 2023) leads 2–0 across 2 shared knowledge benchmarks (largest gap: TriviaQA, 85.8 vs 67.7 — single evaluator).

3 self-reported1 unverified

A higher score does not always mean a better model. Each number is task performance under a disclosed harness. Of the 16 measurements across 8 shared benchmarks, 16 single-evaluator or undisclosed-protocol reports; 25% are independently reproduced. Check any benchmark's integrity grade before reading a win as decisive.

Frequently asked questions

GPT-3.5 Turbo (Nov 2023) leads 7–1 across 8 shared benchmarks. GPT-3.5 Turbo (Nov 2023) leads 7 benchmarks and Llama 3-8B leads 1. Higher isn't always better — see the integrity caveats on each benchmark.

GPT-3.5 Turbo (Nov 2023) and Llama 3-8B have 8 benchmarks in common in our data — those are the only rows where a direct, apples-to-apples comparison is drawn.

GPT-3.5 Turbo (Nov 2023) leads reasoning 3–0. GPT-3.5 Turbo (Nov 2023) leads knowledge 2–0.

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