Model comparison
Claude 2.1 vs Magistral Small
Magistral Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.2 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2.1 scores higher in 1 category and Magistral Small in 3 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Magistral Small leads 26.2 to 10.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 1.9% for Claude 2.1 and 30% for Magistral Small.
- Magistral Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude 2.1 | Magistral Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 25.2 | 30.2 |
| Released | 2023-11-21 | 2025-06-10 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.50 |
| Results tracked | 7 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Magistral Small leads
Claude 2.1: 26.2 (#327), Magistral Small: 38.4 (#176)
Reasoning Claude 2.1 leads
Claude 2.1: 21.4 (#221), Magistral Small: 6.8 (#350)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 51% | 61.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.27 | 133.19 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 0% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 6.3% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 5% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 3% |
| ForecastBench | 54.2 | — |
Math Magistral Small leads
Claude 2.1: 10.2 (#315), Magistral Small: 26.2 (#261)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.9% | 30% |
Knowledge Magistral Small leads
Claude 2.1: 15.4 (#292), Magistral Small: 30.9 (#223)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | 56.1% |
| MMLU | 73.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude 2.1 better than Magistral Small?
Magistral Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.2 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Claude 2.1 or Magistral Small better for coding?
Magistral Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.4 versus 26.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Claude 2.1 and Magistral Small share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2.1 has 7 scored results on Noometry and Magistral Small has 10.