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DeepSeek V2 vs Magistral Small

DeepSeek DeepSeek V2 vs Mistral Magistral Small — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek V2
Mistral
Magistral Small
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMistral
Release dateMay 2024Jun 10 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek V2 shipped 405 days before Magistral Small

Which is better: DeepSeek V2 or Magistral Small?

DeepSeek V2 and Magistral Small do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. DeepSeek V2 shipped 405 days before Magistral Small, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V2 is an open-source / open-weight model; Magistral Small is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was DeepSeek V2 released?
DeepSeek V2 was released by DeepSeek on May 2024.
When was Magistral Small released?
Magistral Small was released by Mistral on Jun 10 2025.
Is DeepSeek V2 or Magistral Small open source?
DeepSeek V2 is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Magistral Small is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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