Model comparison
Gemini 3 Deep Think vs Magistral Small
Magistral Small has enough public results to be ranked (#296); Gemini 3 Deep Think does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
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Mistral AISummary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3 Deep Think scores higher in 1 category and Magistral Small in 0 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3 Deep Think leads 70.2 to 6.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is ARC-AGI-1: 96% for Gemini 3 Deep Think and 5% for Magistral Small.
- Magistral Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3 Deep Think | Magistral Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Noometry Index | 58.3 | 30.2 |
| Released | 2026-02-12 | 2025-06-10 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.50 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemini 3 Deep Think: —, Magistral Small: 38.4 (#176)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Deep Think | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 35.2% |
Reasoning Gemini 3 Deep Think leads
Gemini 3 Deep Think: 70.2 (#14), Magistral Small: 6.8 (#350)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Deep Think | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 84.6% | 0% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 96% | 5% |
| CritPt | 25.7% | 0.3% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 6.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 3% |
| DTBench | — | 61.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 133.19 |
Math Not comparable
Gemini 3 Deep Think: —, Magistral Small: 26.2 (#261)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Deep Think | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 30% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemini 3 Deep Think: —, Magistral Small: 30.9 (#223)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Deep Think | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3 Deep Think better than Magistral Small?
Magistral Small has enough public results to be ranked (#296); Gemini 3 Deep Think does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3 Deep Think and Magistral Small share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3 Deep Think has 3 scored results on Noometry and Magistral Small has 10.