Groq’s Open-Source Llama AI Model Tops Leaderboard
The Model Outperforms GPT-4o and Claude in Function Calling
Groq, an AI hardware startup, has released two open-source language models that outperform tech giants in specialized tool use capabilities. The new Llama-3-Groq-70B-Tool-Use model has claimed the top spot on the Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL), surpassing proprietary offerings from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic.
Rick Lamers, project lead at Groq, announced the breakthrough in an X.com post. “I’m proud to announce the Llama 3 Groq Tool Use 8B and 70B models,” he said. “An open source Tool Use full finetune of Llama 3 that reaches the #1 position on BFCL beating all other models, including proprietary ones like Claude Sonnet 3.5, GPT-4 Turbo, GPT-4o and Gemini 1.5 Pro.”