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Gemma 2 9B vs Magistral Medium

Comparing Gemma 2 9B and Magistral Medium across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Google · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemma 2 9B and Magistral Medium trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Gemma 2 9B

  • you are already invested in the Google ecosystem

Choose Magistral Medium

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jun 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 2 9B
Google
Magistral Medium
Mistral AI
Benchmark wins
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Input price
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Output price
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Context window
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Released
Jun 2024
Jun 2025
License
Gemma
Apache 2.0

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Gemma 2 9B and Magistral Mediumdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

14.8B diff

Magistral Medium has 14.8B more parameters than Gemma 2 9B, making it 159.7% larger.

Google
Gemma 2 9B
9.2Bparameters
Mistral AI
Magistral Medium
24.0Bparameters
9.2B
Gemma 2 9B
24.0B
Magistral Medium

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Magistral Medium supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemma 2 9B does not.

Magistral Medium can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemma 2 9B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Magistral Medium

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 2 9B is licensed under Gemma, while Magistral Medium uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemma 2 9B

Gemma

Open weights

Magistral Medium

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 2 9B was released on 2024-06-27, while Magistral Medium was released on 2025-06-10.

Magistral Medium is 12 months newer than Gemma 2 9B.

Gemma 2 9B

Jun 27, 2024

2.2 years ago

Magistral Medium

Jun 10, 2025

1.2 years ago

11mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Magistral Medium has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, while Gemma 2 9B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Magistral Medium's training data extends to 2025-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemma 2 9B's cutoff date.

Gemma 2 9B

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Magistral Medium

Jun 2025

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 2 9B and Magistral Medium side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 2 9B
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Magistral Medium
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 2 9B vs Magistral Medium.

Which is better, Gemma 2 9B or Magistral Medium?

Gemma 2 9B (Google) and Magistral Medium (Mistral AI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Gemma 2 9B compare to Magistral Medium in benchmarks?

Gemma 2 9B scores ARC-E: 88.0%, BoolQ: 84.2%, HellaSwag: 81.9%, PIQA: 81.7%, Winogrande: 80.6%. Magistral Medium scores AIME 2024: 73.6%, GPQA: 70.8%, AIME 2025: 64.9%, LiveCodeBench: 50.3%, Aider-Polyglot: 47.1%.

What are the main differences between Gemma 2 9B and Magistral Medium?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Gemma vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 2 9B and Magistral Medium?

Gemma 2 9B is developed by Google and Magistral Medium is developed by Mistral AI.

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