Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Magistral Small 2506 leads with 32.5% higher average benchmark score. GPT-4 supports multimodal inputs. GPT-4 is available on 2 providers. Overall, Magistral Small 2506 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
OpenAI
GPT-4 was created as a large multimodal model capable of accepting image and text inputs while producing text outputs. Developed to exhibit human-level performance on various professional and academic benchmarks, it marked a significant advancement in reliability, creativity, and handling of nuanced instructions compared to its predecessors.
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

GPT-4
OpenAI
2023-06-13

Magistral Small 2506
Mistral AI
2025-06-10
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

GPT-4

Magistral Small 2506
GPT-4
2022-12-31
Magistral Small 2506
2025-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

GPT-4
Azure
OpenAI


GPT-4

Magistral Small 2506

GPT-4

Magistral Small 2506
Magistral Small 2506