Model comparison
Magistral Small vs Qwen3-1.7B
Magistral Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.2 to 26.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Magistral Small scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen3-1.7B in 1 category; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3-1.7B leads 19.2 to 6.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 30% for Magistral Small and 8.1% for Qwen3-1.7B.
Side by side
| Magistral Small | Qwen3-1.7B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 30.2 | 26.6 |
| Released | 2025-06-10 | 2025-04-29 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 40K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 10 | 4 |
Sponsored placements are available on pages like this one. Advertise on Noometry
Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Magistral Small: 38.4 (#176), Qwen3-1.7B: —
| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 35.2% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Magistral Small: —, Qwen3-1.7B: 24.7 (#115)
| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 28.4% |
Reasoning Qwen3-1.7B leads
Magistral Small: 6.8 (#350), Qwen3-1.7B: 19.2 (#267)
| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 3% | 0% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 0% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 6.3% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 5% | — |
| CritPt | 0.3% | — |
| DTBench | 61.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 133.19 | — |
Math Magistral Small leads
Magistral Small: 26.2 (#261), Qwen3-1.7B: 16.3 (#294)
| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 30% | 8.1% |
Knowledge Magistral Small leads
Magistral Small: 30.9 (#223), Qwen3-1.7B: 19.6 (#278)
| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 56.1% | 38% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Magistral Small better than Qwen3-1.7B?
Magistral Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.2 to 26.6 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Magistral Small and Qwen3-1.7B share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Magistral Small has 10 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-1.7B has 4.