Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Mistral AI
Devstral Small was developed as a more efficient development-focused model, designed to bring software engineering assistance to resource-conscious deployments. Built to provide coding capabilities with reduced computational requirements, it enables developer tools in environments where efficiency is paramount.
Gemma 2 9B was created as a more compact open-source model, designed to deliver capable performance with reduced computational requirements. Built with 9 billion parameters and instruction tuning, it serves applications where efficiency and accessibility are valued alongside the benefits of open-source availability.
1 year newer

Gemma 2 9B
2024-06-27

Devstral Small 1.1
Mistral AI
2025-07-11
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics

Devstral Small 1.1
Mistral AI

Gemma 2 9B

Devstral Small 1.1

Gemma 2 9B

Devstral Small 1.1

Gemma 2 9B