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| Specifications | ||
ParametersThe learned values that shape how a model responds. B means billion and T means trillion. For mixture-of-experts models, the total count is larger than the number active for each token. Parameter count alone does not measure quality. | 24B | 72B |
Context windowHow much information the model can work with in one request, measured in tokens — pieces of words or other data. This includes your question, attachments, conversation and reply. Limits can vary by model variant and provider. | 40k | 32k |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Mistral | Qwen |
| Release date | Jun 10 2025 | Nov 30 2023 |
| Access | Closed | Open Weight |
| Model details | View model | View model |
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Magistral Small and Qwen-72B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Qwen-72B shipped 558 days before Magistral Small, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Magistral Small has 24B parameters, while Qwen-72B has 72B. Context windows are 40k (Magistral Small) vs 32k (Qwen-72B). Magistral Small is closed, while Qwen-72B is open weight.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Magistral Small and Qwen-72B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.