Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Magistral Medium leads with 38.0% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is available on 6 providers. Overall, Magistral Medium is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Meta
Llama 3.2 11B was introduced as a mid-sized variant in the Llama 3.2 family, designed to offer enhanced capabilities while maintaining efficiency. Built to provide a balanced option for applications requiring more than lightweight models but less than flagship sizes, it serves diverse use cases in the open-source community.
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.
8 months newer

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Meta
2024-09-25

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

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Magistral Medium
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
2023-12-31
Magistral Medium
2025-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Bedrock
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Sambanova

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Magistral Medium

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Magistral Medium
Together

Magistral Medium