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Devstral Small 2 (24B) vs GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

Mistral
Devstral Small 2 (24B)
OpenAI
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateDec 9 2025Nov 19 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapGPT-5.1-Codex-Max shipped 20 days before Devstral Small 2 (24B)

Which is better: Devstral Small 2 (24B) or GPT-5.1-Codex-Max?

Devstral Small 2 (24B) and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-5.1-Codex-Max shipped 20 days before Devstral Small 2 (24B), so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Devstral Small 2 (24B) is open weight, while GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Devstral Small 2 (24B) and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Devstral Small 2 (24B) was released by Mistral on Dec 9 2025.

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max was released by OpenAI on Nov 19 2025.

Devstral Small 2 (24B) is an open weight model released by Mistral. GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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