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Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) vs Devstral Small

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded)
Mistral
Devstral Small
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMistral
Release dateOct 22 2024May 21 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
24B
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
49%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) shipped 211 days before Devstral Small

Which is better: Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) or Devstral Small?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) and Devstral Small don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) shipped 211 days before Devstral Small, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) is proprietary, while Devstral Small is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) and Devstral Small don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) was released by Anthropic on Oct 22 2024.

Devstral Small was released by Mistral on May 21 2025.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. Devstral Small is an open weight model released by Mistral.

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