Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Magistral Small 2506 leads with 8.2% higher average benchmark score. o1-mini is available on 2 providers. Overall, Magistral Small 2506 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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.
OpenAI
o1-mini was created as a faster, more cost-effective reasoning model, designed to bring extended thinking capabilities to applications with tighter latency and budget constraints. Built to excel particularly in coding and STEM reasoning while maintaining affordability, it provides a more accessible entry point to reasoning-enhanced AI assistance.
9 months newer

o1-mini
OpenAI
2024-09-12

Magistral Small 2506
Mistral AI
2025-06-10
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Magistral Small 2506

o1-mini
Magistral Small 2506
2025-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Magistral Small 2506

o1-mini
Azure

Magistral Small 2506

o1-mini

Magistral Small 2506

o1-mini
OpenAI