Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Magistral Small 2506 leads with 2.9% higher average benchmark score. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
NVIDIA
Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B was created through NVIDIA's optimization of Llama 3.3, designed to provide a balanced option with 49 billion parameters. Built to serve as a versatile mid-to-large-scale offering, it combines NVIDIA's customization expertise with Meta's foundation architecture.
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.
2 months newer

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
NVIDIA
2025-03-18

Magistral Small 2506
Mistral AI
2025-06-10
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Magistral Small 2506
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
2023-12-31
Magistral Small 2506
2025-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Magistral Small 2506

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Magistral Small 2506