Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Magistral Small 2506 leads with 11.8% higher average benchmark score. o1-preview 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-preview was introduced as an early version of OpenAI's reasoning model series, designed to demonstrate the potential of AI models that engage in extended thinking before responding. Built to solve complex problems through deliberate reasoning processes, it represented an initial step toward more thoughtful and analytical AI systems.
9 months newer

o1-preview
OpenAI
2024-09-12

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

Magistral Small 2506

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

Magistral Small 2506

o1-preview
Azure

Magistral Small 2506

o1-preview

Magistral Small 2506

o1-preview
OpenAI