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Claude 1 vs Devstral Small

Anthropic
Claude 1
Mistral
Devstral Small
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMistral
Release dateMar 14 2023May 21 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
24B
Timeline
Release gapClaude 1 shipped 799 days before Devstral Small

Which is better: Claude 1 or Devstral Small?

Claude 1 and Devstral Small don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 1 shipped 799 days before Devstral Small, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude 1 is proprietary, while Devstral Small is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 1 and Devstral Small don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude 1 was released by Anthropic on Mar 14 2023.

Devstral Small was released by Mistral on May 21 2025.

Claude 1 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. Devstral Small is an open weight model released by Mistral.

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