Claude 2.1 vs Devstral Small
Anthropic Claude 2.1 | Mistral Devstral Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Anthropic | Mistral |
| Release date | Nov 21 2023 | May 21 2025 |
| Access | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | — | 24B |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | Claude 2.1 shipped 547 days before Devstral Small | |
Which is better: Claude 2.1 or Devstral Small?
Claude 2.1 and Devstral Small don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 2.1 shipped 547 days before Devstral Small, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Claude 2.1 is proprietary, while Devstral Small is open weight.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 2.1 and Devstral Small don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Claude 2.1 was released by Anthropic on Nov 21 2023.
Devstral Small was released by Mistral on May 21 2025.
Claude 2.1 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. Devstral Small is an open weight model released by Mistral.
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