Model comparison
Magistral Small vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Magistral Small scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3 Coder Next in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3 Coder Next leads 22.4 to 6.8.
- Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper at $0.12 / $0.80 per million input/output tokens, against $0.50 / $1.50 for Magistral Small.
- Qwen3 Coder Next accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Magistral Small | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 30.2 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2025-06-10 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 262K |
| Max output | 40K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.50 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 10 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Magistral Small leads
Magistral Small: 38.4 (#176), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
Reasoning Qwen3 Coder Next leads
Magistral Small: 6.8 (#350), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0.3% | 0% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 0% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 6.3% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 5% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 3% | — |
| DTBench | 61.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 133.19 | — |
Math Not comparable
Magistral Small: 26.2 (#261), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 30% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Magistral Small: 30.9 (#223), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 56.1% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Magistral Small better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Magistral Small or Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper. It lists at $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens; Magistral Small lists at $0.50 and $1.50.
Is Magistral Small or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
Magistral Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.4 versus 36.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3 Coder Next does, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Magistral Small and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Magistral Small has 10 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.