Model comparison
Gemma 3n E4b IT vs Magistral Small
Gemma 3n E4b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
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Mistral AISummary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Gemma 3n E4b IT scores higher in 3 categories and Magistral Small in 1 category; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemma 3n E4b IT leads 19.9 to 6.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Kagi LLM Benchmark: 31.5% for Gemma 3n E4b IT and 6.3% for Magistral Small.
Side by side
| Gemma 3n E4b IT | Magistral Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Noometry Index | 37.3 | 30.2 |
| Released | — | 2025-06-10 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.50 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Magistral Small leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 37.0 (#198), Magistral Small: 38.4 (#176)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 35.2% |
| LMArena Coding | 1268 | — |
Reasoning Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 19.9 (#247), Magistral Small: 6.8 (#350)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 31.5% | 6.3% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 0% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 5% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1284 | — |
| DTBench | — | 61.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 133.19 |
Math Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 35.1 (#188), Magistral Small: 26.2 (#261)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 30% |
| LMArena Math | 1251 | — |
Knowledge Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 34.2 (#198), Magistral Small: 30.9 (#223)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1246 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 43.4 (#183), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1285 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1309 | — |
| LMArena French | 1330 | — |
| LMArena German | 1311 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1272 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1259 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1288 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1305 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 66.1 (#210), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1255 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 38.7 (#191), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 50.1 (#186), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1306 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1287 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1276 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3n E4b IT better than Magistral Small?
Gemma 3n E4b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3n E4b IT or Magistral Small better for coding?
Magistral Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.4 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3n E4b IT and Magistral Small share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Gemma 3n E4b IT has 18 scored results on Noometry and Magistral Small has 10.