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Claude 2 vs Devstral Small

Anthropic
Claude 2
Mistral
Devstral Small
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMistral
Release dateJul 11 2023May 21 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
24B
Timeline
Release gapClaude 2 shipped 680 days before Devstral Small

Which is better: Claude 2 or Devstral Small?

Claude 2 and Devstral Small don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 2 shipped 680 days before Devstral Small, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude 2 is proprietary, while Devstral Small is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 2 and Devstral Small don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude 2 was released by Anthropic on Jul 11 2023.

Devstral Small was released by Mistral on May 21 2025.

Claude 2 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. Devstral Small is an open weight model released by Mistral.

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