Model comparison
Llama 3.2 90B vs Magistral Small
Magistral Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.2 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
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Mistral AISummary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.2 90B scores higher in 1 category and Magistral Small in 2 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Magistral Small leads 26.2 to 11.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 2.6% for Llama 3.2 90B and 30% for Magistral Small.
Side by side
| Llama 3.2 90B | Magistral Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 27.5 | 30.2 |
| Released | 2024-09-24 | 2025-06-10 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.50 |
| Results tracked | 9 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Magistral Small: 38.4 (#176)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 35.2% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 30.0 (#80), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| BALROG | 27.3% | — |
Reasoning Llama 3.2 90B leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#217), Magistral Small: 6.8 (#350)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 125.5 | 133.19 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 0% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 6.3% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 5% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 3% |
| EnigmaEval | 0.4% | — |
| DTBench | — | 61.3% |
Math Magistral Small leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 11.1 (#308), Magistral Small: 26.2 (#261)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.6% | 30% |
| MATH Level 5 | 39.4% | — |
Knowledge Magistral Small leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#274), Magistral Small: 30.9 (#223)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 41% | 56.1% |
| MMLU | 80.3% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 25.4 (#124), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1000 | — |
| GeoBench | 52% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.2 90B better than Magistral Small?
Magistral Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.2 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 90B and Magistral Small share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 90B has 9 scored results on Noometry and Magistral Small has 10.