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Devstral Small vs Grok 2.5

Mistral
Devstral Small
SpaceXAI
Grok 2.5
Overview
CompanyMistralSpaceXAI
Release dateMay 21 2025Aug 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Parameters
24B
Timeline
Release gapDevstral Small shipped 72 days before Grok 2.5

Which is better: Devstral Small or Grok 2.5?

Devstral Small and Grok 2.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Devstral Small shipped 72 days before Grok 2.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Devstral Small is open weight, while Grok 2.5 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Devstral Small and Grok 2.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Devstral Small was released by Mistral on May 21 2025.

Grok 2.5 was released by SpaceXAI on Aug 2025.

Devstral Small is an open weight model released by Mistral. Grok 2.5 is a proprietary model released by SpaceXAI.

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