Model comparison
Magistral Small vs Qwen Turbo
Magistral Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.9 to 26.8 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Turbo costs 8.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Magistral Small's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Magistral Small scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen Turbo in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Magistral Small leads 24.9 to 14.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 30% for Magistral Small and 6.1% for Qwen Turbo.
- Qwen Turbo is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.50 / $1.50 for Magistral Small.
- Qwen Turbo accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 128K.
- Magistral Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Magistral Small | Qwen Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 26.8 |
| Released | 2025-06-10 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | 1M |
| Max output | 40K | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.50 | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 10 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Magistral Small: 37.8 (#172), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 35.2% | — |
Reasoning Not comparable
Magistral Small: 6.9 (#345), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 0% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 6.3% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 5% | — |
| CritPt | 0.3% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 3% | — |
| DTBench | 61.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 133.19 | — |
Math Magistral Small leads
Magistral Small: 24.9 (#253), Qwen Turbo: 14.5 (#291)
| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 30% | 6.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.2% |
Knowledge Magistral Small leads
Magistral Small: 30.9 (#215), Qwen Turbo: 22.2 (#267)
| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 56.1% | 41.8% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Magistral Small better than Qwen Turbo?
Magistral Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.9 to 26.8 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Turbo costs 8.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Magistral Small's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Magistral Small or Qwen Turbo?
Qwen Turbo is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Magistral Small lists at $0.50 and $1.50.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen Turbo does, with 1M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Magistral Small and Qwen Turbo share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Magistral Small has 10 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Turbo has 3.