Magistral Small 2506 vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct Comparison
Comparing Magistral Small 2506 and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Magistral Small 2506 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (LiveCodeBench).
Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
Cost data unavailable.
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct has 48.7B more parameters than Magistral Small 2506, making it 202.9% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen2.5 72B Instruct specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Qwen2.5 72B Instruct specifies output context (8,192 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Magistral Small 2506 is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct uses Qwen.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Qwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Magistral Small 2506 was released on 2025-06-10, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.
Magistral Small 2506 is 9 months newer than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct.
Jun 10, 2025
9 months ago
8mo newerSep 19, 2024
1.5 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Magistral Small 2506 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Magistral Small 2506's training data extends to 2025-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen2.5 72B Instruct's cutoff date.
Jun 2025
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Magistral Small 2506
View detailsMistral AI
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
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