# Claude 2.1 vs Magistral Small

> Magistral Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.2 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/claude-2-1-vs-magistral-small
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 4

## Summary

- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2.1 scores higher in 1 category and Magistral Small in 3 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Magistral Small leads 26.2 to 10.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 1.9% for Claude 2.1 and 30% for Magistral Small.
- Magistral Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Claude 2.1 | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 25.2 | 30.2 |
| Rank | 345 | 296 |
| Context | — | 128K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.50 |
| Output $/M | — | $1.50 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Claude 2.1: 26.2 (#327)
- Magistral Small: 38.4 (#176)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 35.2% |
| WeirdML | 7.1% | — |

## Reasoning

- Claude 2.1: 21.4 (#221)
- Magistral Small: 6.8 (#350)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 51% | 61.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.27 | 133.19 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 0% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 6.3% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 5% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 3% |
| ForecastBench | 54.2 | — |

## Math

- Claude 2.1: 10.2 (#315)
- Magistral Small: 26.2 (#261)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.9% | 30% |

## Knowledge

- Claude 2.1: 15.4 (#292)
- Magistral Small: 30.9 (#223)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | 56.1% |
| MMLU | 73.5% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Claude 2.1 better than Magistral Small?

Magistral Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.2 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Claude 2.1 or Magistral Small better for coding?

Magistral Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.4 versus 26.2 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Claude 2.1 and Magistral Small share?

4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2.1 has 7 scored results on Noometry and Magistral Small has 10.