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DeepSeek-V4-Flash vs Magistral Small

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
Mistral
Magistral Small
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMistral
Release dateApr 24 2026Jun 10 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
88.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapMagistral Small shipped 318 days before DeepSeek-V4-Flash

Which is better: DeepSeek-V4-Flash or Magistral Small?

DeepSeek-V4-Flash leads Magistral Small on 1 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Magistral Small shipped 318 days before DeepSeek-V4-Flash, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-V4-Flash 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-V4-Flash released?
DeepSeek-V4-Flash was released by DeepSeek on Apr 24 2026.
When was Magistral Small released?
Magistral Small was released by Mistral on Jun 10 2025.
Is DeepSeek-V4-Flash or Magistral Small open source?
DeepSeek-V4-Flash is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Magistral Small is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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