# Gemini 3 Deep Think vs Magistral Small

> Magistral Small has enough public results to be ranked (#289); Gemini 3 Deep Think does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-deep-think-vs-magistral-small
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 3

## Summary

- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3 Deep Think scores higher in 1 category and Magistral Small in 0 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3 Deep Think leads 70.8 to 6.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is ARC-AGI-1: 96% for Gemini 3 Deep Think and 5% for Magistral Small.
- Magistral Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Gemini 3 Deep Think | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Google | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 58.5 | 29.9 |
| Rank | — | 289 |
| Context | — | 128K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.50 |
| Output $/M | — | $1.50 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Gemini 3 Deep Think: —
- Magistral Small: 37.8 (#172)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Deep Think | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 35.2% |

## Reasoning

- Gemini 3 Deep Think: 70.8 (#11)
- Magistral Small: 6.9 (#345)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Deep Think | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 84.6% | 0% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 96% | 5% |
| CritPt | 25.7% | 0.3% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 6.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 3% |
| DTBench | — | 61.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 133.19 |

## Math

- Gemini 3 Deep Think: —
- Magistral Small: 24.9 (#253)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Deep Think | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 30% |

## Knowledge

- Gemini 3 Deep Think: —
- Magistral Small: 30.9 (#215)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Deep Think | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |

## FAQ

### Is Gemini 3 Deep Think better than Magistral Small?

Magistral Small has enough public results to be ranked (#289); Gemini 3 Deep Think does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

### How many benchmarks do Gemini 3 Deep Think and Magistral Small share?

3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3 Deep Think has 3 scored results on Noometry and Magistral Small has 10.