Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Magistral Small 2506 leads with 27.0% higher average benchmark score. Gemma 3 12B supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Magistral Small 2506 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Gemma 3 12B was developed as part of the third generation of Google's open-source model family, designed to provide enhanced capabilities in a mid-sized format. Built with improved architecture and training techniques, it balances performance with practical deployment considerations for diverse use cases.
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.
3 months newer

Gemma 3 12B
2025-03-12

Magistral Small 2506
Mistral AI
2025-06-10
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Gemma 3 12B

Magistral Small 2506
Magistral Small 2506
2025-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Gemma 3 12B
DeepInfra

Magistral Small 2506

Gemma 3 12B

Magistral Small 2506

Gemma 3 12B

Magistral Small 2506