Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Magistral Small 2506 leads with 14.7% higher average benchmark score. Llama 4 Scout supports multimodal inputs. Llama 4 Scout is available on 6 providers. Overall, Magistral Small 2506 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Meta
Llama 4 Scout was created as an exploratory variant in the Llama 4 family, designed to investigate new architectures and optimization strategies. Built as part of Meta's commitment to advancing open-source AI, it serves as a testbed for innovations that may inform future model releases.
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 4 Scout
Meta
2025-04-05

Magistral Small 2506
Mistral AI
2025-06-10
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Llama 4 Scout

Magistral Small 2506
Magistral Small 2506
2025-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 4 Scout
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Lambda
Novita

Llama 4 Scout

Magistral Small 2506

Llama 4 Scout

Magistral Small 2506
Together

Magistral Small 2506