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Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) vs Magistral Medium

Magistral Medium leads the LLM Stats Score 13.1 to -9.6.

Google · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Magistral Medium leads the overall LLM Stats Score 13.1 to -9.6, ranking #247 overall.

In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Magistral Medium wins 3; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

  • you are already invested in the Google ecosystem

Choose Magistral Medium

  • overall performance matters — it scores 13.1 and ranks #247 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 3 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jun 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
Google
Magistral Medium
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-9.6
#365
13.1
#247
Reasoning
-9.8
#358
13.3
#238
Coding
-4.4
#256
3.5
#216
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 3
3 of 3
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
Magistral Medium
Math
-6.4#322
11.4#242
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

28 reported for Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) · 6 for Magistral Medium

3 shared

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Magistral Medium is better at 3 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench).

Magistral Medium significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Sep 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

22.1B diff

Magistral Medium has 22.1B more parameters than Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview), making it 1156.5% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
1.9Bparameters
Mistral AI
Magistral Medium
24.0Bparameters
1.9B
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
24.0B
Magistral Medium

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) and Magistral Medium support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Magistral Medium

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) 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 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

Gemma

Open weights

Magistral Medium

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) was released on 2025-05-20, while Magistral Medium was released on 2025-06-10.

Magistral Medium is 1 month newer than Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview).

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

May 20, 2025

1.3 years ago

Magistral Medium

Jun 10, 2025

1.3 years ago

3w newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) has a knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Magistral Medium has a cutoff of 2025-06-01.

Magistral Medium has more recent training data (up to 2025-06-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) (2024-06-01).

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

Jun 2024

Magistral Medium

Jun 2025

1 yr newer

Outputs Comparison

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Run your own prompts against Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) and Magistral Medium side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) vs Magistral Medium.

Which is better, Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) or Magistral Medium?

Magistral Medium leads the LLM Stats Score 13.1 to -9.6. Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) is made by Google and Magistral Medium is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) compare to Magistral Medium in benchmarks?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) scores PIQA: 78.9%, BoolQ: 76.4%, ARC-E: 75.8%, HellaSwag: 72.2%, Winogrande: 66.8%. 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 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) and Magistral Medium?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-9.6 vs 13.1), licensing (Gemma vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) and Magistral Medium?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) is developed by Google and Magistral Medium is developed by Mistral AI.

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