Code Davinci 001 vs Llama Guard 3 1B
Code Davinci 001 (2021) and Llama Guard 3 1B (2024) compare a coding-specialized model against a standalone API model. Code Davinci 001 ships a not-yet-sourced context window, while Llama Guard 3 1B ships a 128k-token context window. This page treats the result as workflow and deployment fit, not a universal model winner.
Treat this as a product-type comparison: Code Davinci 001 is coding-specialized model, while Llama Guard 3 1B is standalone API model. Choose based on workflow fit before reading any benchmark or price row as decisive.
Decision scorecard
Local evidence first| Signal | Code Davinci 001 | Llama Guard 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| Product type | Coding-specialized model | Standalone API model |
| Best for | custom coding agents and code generation | general production evaluation |
| Decision fit | Coding | Long context and Classification |
| Context window | — | 128k |
| Cheapest output | - | $0.10/1M tokens |
| Provider routes | 0 tracked | 1 tracked |
| Shared benchmarks | 0 shared | 0 shared |
Decision tradeoffs
- Local decision data tags Code Davinci 001 for Coding.
- Llama Guard 3 1B has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
- Llama Guard 3 1B has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
- Local decision data tags Llama Guard 3 1B for Long context and Classification.
Monthly cost at traffic
Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.
Code Davinci 001
Unavailable
No complete token price in local provider data
Llama Guard 3 1B
$105
Cheapest tracked route/tier: Fireworks AI
Cost delta unavailable until both models have sourced input and output token prices.
Switch friction
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Code Davinci 001 and Llama Guard 3 1B; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Llama Guard 3 1B and Code Davinci 001; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
Specs
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021-07-01 | 2024-09-25 |
| Context window | — | 128k |
| Parameters | — | 1B |
| Architecture | Decoder Only | Decoder Only |
| License | Proprietary | Llama 2 Community |
| Openness | Proprietary | Open weights |
| Weights | Not released | Unknown |
| Code | Unknown | Unknown |
| Commercial use | Commercial use: conditional | Commercial use: conditional |
| Knowledge cutoff | - | 2023-12 |
Pricing and availability
| Pricing attribute | Code Davinci 001 | Llama Guard 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | - | $0.10/1M tokens |
| Output price | - | $0.10/1M tokens |
| Providers | - |
Capabilities
| Capability | Code Davinci 001 | Llama Guard 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | No | No |
| Multimodal | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| JSON / Tool use | No | No |
| Structured outputs | No | No |
| Code execution | No | No |
| IDE integration | No | No |
| Computer use | No | No |
| Parallel agents | No | No |
Benchmarks
No shared benchmark scores are currently available for this pair.
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Last reviewed: 2026-07-09. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.