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DeepSeek V3.1 vs Magistral Small

DeepSeek DeepSeek V3.1 vs Mistral Magistral Small — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3.1
Mistral
Magistral Small
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMistral
Release dateAug 21 2025Jun 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 gapMagistral Small shipped 72 days before DeepSeek V3.1

Which is better: DeepSeek V3.1 or Magistral Small?

DeepSeek V3.1 and Magistral Small do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Magistral Small shipped 72 days before DeepSeek V3.1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V3.1 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 V3.1 released?
DeepSeek V3.1 was released by DeepSeek on Aug 21 2025.
When was Magistral Small released?
Magistral Small was released by Mistral on Jun 10 2025.
Is DeepSeek V3.1 or Magistral Small open source?
DeepSeek V3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Magistral Small is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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