Model comparison
Llama 3.2 1B vs Magistral Medium
Magistral Medium is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.2 to 20.1 on the Noometry Index. Llama 3.2 1B costs 39× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Magistral Medium's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Meta
Mistral AISummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.2 1B scores higher in 1 category and Magistral Medium in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Magistral Medium leads 33.5 to 7.2.
- Llama 3.2 1B is cheaper at $0.027 / $0.20 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $5 for Magistral Medium.
- Magistral Medium accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 60K.
Side by side
| Llama 3.2 1B | Magistral Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 20.1 | 35.2 |
| Released | 2024-09-24 | 2025-03-17 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 60K | 262K |
| Max output | 54K | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.027 | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.20 | $5 |
| Results tracked | 22 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding Magistral Medium leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 21.1 (#338), Magistral Medium: 39.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1070 | 1319 |
| SciCode | — | 39.2% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 8.2% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 11.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.2 1B: 14.6 (#150), Magistral Medium: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 10.8% | — |
| BALROG | 6.6% | — |
Reasoning Llama 3.2 1B leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 16.2 (#308), Magistral Medium: 8.6 (#348)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1044 | 1267 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 0% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 16.2% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 6.1% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 101.99 | — |
Math Magistral Medium leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 10.4 (#313), Magistral Medium: 35.1 (#189)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1086 | 1250 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.6% | — |
Knowledge Magistral Medium leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 7.2 (#312), Magistral Medium: 33.5 (#202)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1007 | 1223 |
| GPQA Diamond | 23.9% | — |
Multilingual Magistral Medium leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 23.8 (#292), Magistral Medium: 39.6 (#224)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 973 | 1232 |
| LMArena Chinese | 959 | 1227 |
| LMArena German | 1014 | 1248 |
| LMArena Russian | 941 | 1224 |
| LMArena French | — | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1175 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1125 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1271 |
Instruction Following Magistral Medium leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 52.4 (#290), Magistral Medium: 66.0 (#211)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1031 | 1254 |
Long Context Magistral Medium leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 31.9 (#274), Magistral Medium: 39.3 (#183)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1050 | 1295 |
Writing & Preference Magistral Medium leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 21.3 (#310), Magistral Medium: 46.3 (#219)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1055 | 1255 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1033 | 1245 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1030 | 1275 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 200 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.2 1B better than Magistral Medium?
Magistral Medium is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.2 to 20.1 on the Noometry Index. Llama 3.2 1B costs 39× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Magistral Medium's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Llama 3.2 1B or Magistral Medium?
Llama 3.2 1B is cheaper. It lists at $0.027 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Magistral Medium lists at $2 and $5.
Is Llama 3.2 1B or Magistral Medium better for coding?
Magistral Medium scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.1 versus 21.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Magistral Medium does, with 262K tokens against 60K.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 1B and Magistral Medium share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 1B has 22 scored results on Noometry and Magistral Medium has 22.