Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Magistral Medium leads with 8.7% higher average benchmark score. Magistral Medium supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Magistral Medium is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B was developed as a compact distilled variant, designed to bring reasoning capabilities to a more efficient 8B parameter Llama base. Built to democratize access to reasoning-enhanced models, it provides a lightweight option for applications requiring analytical depth with limited resources.
Mistral AI
Magistral Medium was introduced as a specialized model for advanced reasoning and analytical tasks, designed to handle complex problem-solving scenarios. Built to serve enterprise and professional applications requiring sophisticated reasoning, it represents Mistral's focus on high-quality analytical capabilities.
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DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

Magistral Medium
Mistral AI
2025-06-10
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Magistral Medium
Magistral Medium
2025-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Magistral Medium

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Magistral Medium