Model Comparison

Magistral Medium vs Mistral Large 2

Comparing Magistral Medium and Mistral Large 2 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Magistral Medium and Mistral Large 2 don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

99.0B diff

Mistral Large 2 has 99.0B more parameters than Magistral Medium, making it 412.5% larger.

Mistral AI
Magistral Medium
24.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 2
123.0Bparameters
24.0B
Magistral Medium
123.0B
Mistral Large 2

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mistral Large 2 specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Mistral Large 2 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Mistral AI
Magistral Medium
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 2
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Magistral Medium supports multimodal inputs, whereas Mistral Large 2 does not.

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

Magistral Medium

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Large 2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Magistral Medium is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Mistral Large 2 uses Mistral Research License.

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

Magistral Medium

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Mistral Large 2

Mistral Research License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Magistral Medium was released on 2025-06-10, while Mistral Large 2 was released on 2024-07-24.

Magistral Medium is 11 months newer than Mistral Large 2.

Magistral Medium

Jun 10, 2025

11 months ago

10mo newer
Mistral Large 2

Jul 24, 2024

1.8 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Magistral Medium has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, while Mistral Large 2'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 Mistral Large 2's cutoff date.

Magistral Medium

Jun 2025

Mistral Large 2

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI
Supports multimodal inputs
Mistral AI
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)

Detailed Comparison

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Magistral Medium
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Mistral Large 2

FAQ

Common questions about Magistral Medium vs Mistral Large 2.

Which is better, Magistral Medium or Mistral Large 2?

Magistral Medium (Mistral AI) and Mistral Large 2 (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 Magistral Medium compare to Mistral Large 2 in benchmarks?

Magistral Medium scores AIME 2024: 73.6%, GPQA: 70.8%, AIME 2025: 64.9%, LiveCodeBench: 50.3%, Aider-Polyglot: 47.1%. Mistral Large 2 scores GSM8k: 93.0%, HumanEval: 92.0%, MT-Bench: 86.3%, MMLU: 84.0%, MMLU French: 82.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Magistral Medium and Mistral Large 2?

Magistral Medium supports an unknown number of tokens and Mistral Large 2 supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Magistral Medium and Mistral Large 2?

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