Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Magistral Medium leads with 20.1% higher average benchmark score. Magistral Medium supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is available on 8 providers. Overall, Magistral Medium is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Meta
Llama 3.1 405B was developed as Meta's largest open-source language model, designed to provide frontier-level capabilities with 405 billion parameters. Built to demonstrate that open-source models can match proprietary systems in capability, it enables researchers and developers to experiment with and deploy a powerful foundation model without licensing restrictions.
Mistral AI
Magistral Medium was introduced as a specialized model for advanced reasoning and analytical tasks, designed to handle complex problem-solving scenarios. Built to serve enterprise and professional applications requiring sophisticated reasoning, it represents Mistral's focus on high-quality analytical capabilities.
10 months newer

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

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

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Magistral Medium
Magistral Medium
2025-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Bedrock
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Hyperbolic

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Magistral Medium

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Magistral Medium
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