LLaMA 3.1 vs Devstral Small
Meta LLaMA 3.1 | Mistral Devstral Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Meta | Mistral |
| Release date | Jul 23 2024 | May 21 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | — | 24B |
| Benchmarks | ||
Nonsense detection BullshitBench v2Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | 14% | — |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | LLaMA 3.1 shipped 302 days before Devstral Small | |
Which is better: LLaMA 3.1 or Devstral Small?
LLaMA 3.1 and Devstral Small don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 3.1 shipped 302 days before Devstral Small, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 3.1 and Devstral Small don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
LLaMA 3.1 was released by Meta on Jul 23 2024.
Devstral Small was released by Mistral on May 21 2025.
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