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LLaMA 1 vs Magistral Small

Meta LLaMA 1 vs Mistral Magistral Small — side-by-side specs.

Meta
LLaMA 1
Mistral
Magistral Small
Overview
CompanyMetaMistral
Release dateFeb 24 2023Jun 10 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 1 shipped 837 days before Magistral Small

Which is better: LLaMA 1 or Magistral Small?

LLaMA 1 and Magistral Small don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 1 shipped 837 days before Magistral Small, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 1 is an open-source / open-weight model; Magistral Small is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 1 and Magistral Small don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was LLaMA 1 released?
LLaMA 1 was released by Meta on Feb 24 2023.
When was Magistral Small released?
Magistral Small was released by Mistral on Jun 10 2025.
Is LLaMA 1 or Magistral Small open source?
LLaMA 1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Magistral Small is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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