# Magistral Small vs Qwen3-4B

> Qwen3-4B is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.5 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/magistral-small-vs-qwen3-4b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 3

## Summary

- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Magistral Small scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3-4B in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3-4B leads 18.5 to 6.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 30% for Magistral Small and 52.2% for Qwen3-4B.

## Snapshot

| | Magistral Small | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 31.5 |
| Rank | 289 | 261 |
| Context | 128K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.50 | — |
| Output $/M | $1.50 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Magistral Small: 37.8 (#172)
- Qwen3-4B: —

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 35.2% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Magistral Small: —
- Qwen3-4B: 27.3 (#94)

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 35.7% |

## Reasoning

- Magistral Small: 6.9 (#345)
- Qwen3-4B: 18.5 (#264)

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 3% | 4% |
| 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: 24.9 (#253)
- Qwen3-4B: 28.5 (#228)

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 30% | 52.2% |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 38.5% |

## Knowledge

- Magistral Small: 30.9 (#215)
- Qwen3-4B: 33.0 (#198)

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 56.1% | 52.3% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.7% |

## FAQ

### Is Magistral Small better than Qwen3-4B?

Qwen3-4B is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.5 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Magistral Small and Qwen3-4B share?

3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Magistral Small has 10 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-4B has 6.