Model Comparison
Magistral Small 2506 vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Magistral Small 2506 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is better at 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA).
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 has 211.0B more parameters than Magistral Small 2506, making it 879.2% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.
Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Magistral Small 2506 was released on 2025-06-10, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 was released on 2025-07-22.
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is 1 month newer than Magistral Small 2506.
Jun 10, 2025
11 months ago
Jul 22, 2025
9 months ago
1mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Magistral Small 2506 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507'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 Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507's cutoff date.
Jun 2025
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Magistral Small 2506
View detailsMistral AI
No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Magistral Small 2506 vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507.