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Devstral Small 2 (24B) vs GPT-5.6 Terra

Mistral
Devstral Small 2 (24B)
OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Terra
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateDec 9 2025Jun 26 2026
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapDevstral Small 2 (24B) shipped 199 days before GPT-5.6 Terra

Which is better: Devstral Small 2 (24B) or GPT-5.6 Terra?

Devstral Small 2 (24B) and GPT-5.6 Terra don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Devstral Small 2 (24B) shipped 199 days before GPT-5.6 Terra, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Devstral Small 2 (24B) is open weight, while GPT-5.6 Terra is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Devstral Small 2 (24B) and GPT-5.6 Terra 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-5.6 Terra was released by OpenAI on Jun 26 2026.

Devstral Small 2 (24B) is an open weight model released by Mistral. GPT-5.6 Terra is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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