Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
OpenAI
GPT-5 Codex was developed as a specialized variant of GPT-5 optimized for programming and software development tasks. Built to understand and generate code across multiple programming languages, it serves developers with enhanced capabilities for code completion, debugging, translation, and explanation of complex codebases.
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

Magistral Small 2506
Mistral AI
2025-06-10

GPT-5 Codex
OpenAI
2025-09-15
GPT-5 Codex
2024-09-30
Magistral Small 2506
2025-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

GPT-5 Codex

Magistral Small 2506

GPT-5 Codex

Magistral Small 2506