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LLaMA 3.1 vs Magistral Small

Meta LLaMA 3.1 vs Mistral Magistral Small — side-by-side specs.

Meta
LLaMA 3.1
Mistral
Magistral Small
Overview
CompanyMetaMistral
Release dateJul 23 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 gapLLaMA 3.1 shipped 322 days before Magistral Small

Which is better: LLaMA 3.1 or Magistral Small?

LLaMA 3.1 and Magistral Small do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. LLaMA 3.1 shipped 322 days before Magistral Small, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 3.1 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 LLaMA 3.1 released?
LLaMA 3.1 was released by Meta on Jul 23 2024.
When was Magistral Small released?
Magistral Small was released by Mistral on Jun 10 2025.
Is LLaMA 3.1 or Magistral Small open source?
LLaMA 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Magistral Small is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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