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Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Magistral Small 2506
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Magistral Small 2506 leads with 29.8% higher average benchmark score. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Magistral Small 2506 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B was developed as an ultra-compact variant of Gemini 1.5 Flash, designed to deliver multimodal capabilities with minimal resource requirements. Built for deployment scenarios where efficiency is critical, it provides a lightweight option for applications requiring fast, cost-effective AI processing.
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Mistral AI
Magistral Small was created as an efficient reasoning-focused variant, designed to bring analytical capabilities to applications with tighter resource constraints. Built to balance problem-solving depth with practical deployment needs, it extends reasoning-enhanced AI to broader use cases.
1 year newer
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
2024-03-15
Magistral Small 2506
Mistral AI
2025-06-10
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Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks
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Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Average Score:38.4%
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Magistral Small 2506
Average Score:68.2%(+29.8%)
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Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
2024-10-01
Magistral Small 2506
2025-06-01
More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks
Provider Availability & Performance
Available providers and their performance metrics
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Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
1 providers
Throughput: 150 tok/s
Latency: 0.3ms
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Magistral Small 2506
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Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Avg Score:38.4%
Providers:1
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Magistral Small 2506
Avg Score:68.2%(+29.8%)
Providers:0