Llama 3 Lambda Base on HumanEval: score, rank and what it means
Llama 3 Lambda Base scores 75.3 on HumanEval, placing it #339 of 600 models in the index. The benchmark average is 74.0 and the leader is GPT-5.2 Pro at 96.8.
Score distribution
The chart shows the top 10 models on HumanEval, with Llama 3 Lambda Base highlighted. Longer bars mean higher scores.
Top 10 leaderboard
| # | Model | Provider | Context | Input / 1M | Avg score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-5.2 Pro | OpenAI | 2000000 | $21.32 | 89.6 |
| 2 | Gemini 3 Pro Pro | Google DeepMind | 200000 | $19.80 | 87.3 |
| 3 | o4 Max | OpenAI | 2000000 | $19.51 | 86.2 |
| 4 | Grok 4 Reasoning | xAI | 2000000 | $19.67 | 87.8 |
| 5 | Claude Opus 4.5 | Anthropic | 400000 | $19.42 | 87.7 |
| 6 | GPT-5.2 Max | OpenAI | 1000000 | $21.39 | 89.2 |
| 7 | Claude Opus 4.5 Pro | Anthropic | 200000 | $20.98 | 89.1 |
| 8 | Grok 4 Max | xAI | 2000000 | $19.70 | 86.6 |
| 9 | GPT-5.2 Turbo | OpenAI | 1000000 | $20.73 | 87.4 |
| 10 | GPT-5.1 Reasoning | OpenAI | 400000 | $20.27 | 88.3 |
What this score means
On HumanEval, Llama 3 Lambda Base sits at #339 of 600. The leader, GPT-5.2 Pro, scores 96.8, so the gap to the top is 21.5 points. The median model in this index scores 77.4, which puts Llama 3 Lambda Base below the midpoint.
Lambda models average 69.6 on this benchmark. Llama 3 Lambda Base is 5.7 points above that provider line, so it is a stronger result than the average Lambda model.
Among open-weight models, the average is 72.4. Llama 3 Lambda Base is 2.9 points above that group. This is the more useful comparison if you are shortlisting within the same tier rather than across the whole index.
Read a 75.3 as a relative signal, not an absolute guarantee. Benchmark scores depend on prompt format, evaluation harness and contamination controls. Use this page to narrow the shortlist, then test the model on your own data.
Price context
At $3.19 per million input tokens, Llama 3 Lambda Base is below the median input price of $4.00 across the 600 models scored on HumanEval. The models immediately around it in the ranking are shown below so you can compare score and price together.
| Model | Provider | Context | Input / 1M | Avg score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixtral Groq Chat | Groq | 8192 | $3.09 | 72.0 |
| Doubao 1.5 Pro Mini | ByteDance | 32768 | $8.30 | 72.3 |
| ERNIE 4.0 Mini | Baidu | 32768 | $7.11 | 68.8 |
| Firesearch Pro | Fireworks AI | 32768 | $7.67 | 70.4 |
| Llama 3 Lambda Base | Lambda | 8192 | $3.19 | 72.9 |
| Auto | OpenRouter | 32768 | $7.53 | 70.2 |
| Nova Pro Mini | Amazon | 16384 | $7.74 | 70.6 |
Other benchmarks for Llama 3 Lambda Base
| Benchmark | Score | Rank | Percentile | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 78.0 | 242 | 60th | |
| GPQA Diamond | 70.0 | 262 | 56th | |
| SWE-bench Verified | 59.0 | 342 | 43th | |
| MATH-500 | 76.6 | 289 | 52th | |
| AIME 2025 | 64.6 | 345 | 43th | |
| LiveCodeBench | 65.7 | 280 | 53th | |
| IFEval | 82.3 | 266 | 56th | |
| TruthfulQA | 74.4 | 344 | 43th | |
| HellaSwag | 85.2 | 234 | 61th | |
| MMMU | 71.2 | 266 | 56th | |
| Arena Elo | 1383.4 | 267 | 56th |
FAQ
What score does Llama 3 Lambda Base get on HumanEval?
Llama 3 Lambda Base scores 75.3 on HumanEval in this index. The benchmark average is 74.0 and the top score is 96.8.
How does Llama 3 Lambda Base rank on HumanEval?
It ranks #339 of 600 models, in the 44th percentile. The leader is GPT-5.2 Pro at 96.8.
Is Llama 3 Lambda Base good at HumanEval?
It is below the median for this benchmark, so test it carefully before relying on it for this capability. The result should be read alongside its price and context window.
How is the HumanEval score calculated?
HumanEval is a coding benchmark. Scores in this index are modelled estimates on a 0–100 scale (or Elo for Arena), derived from capability tier and benchmark difficulty. They are not official leaderboard results.
What does Llama 3 Lambda Base cost?
Llama 3 Lambda Base costs $3.19 per million input tokens and $14.51 per million output tokens.