Apertus 70B Instruct vs Magistral Small 1
Wins 1 of 5 areas
Following instructions
Wins 3 of 5 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Facts
Magistral Small 1 is the stronger all-rounder.Apertus 70B Instruct is better at following instructions.
Scores updated · 13 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the five areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking02Magistral Small 12 of 3 tests · 1 tie
- CodingWriting and fixing software02Magistral Small 12 of 2 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up02Magistral Small 12 of 2 tests
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Apertus 70B Instruct1 of 1 test
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts00Even0 each · 1 tie
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Magistral Small 1 pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+36.9points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+18.4points ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+6.7points ahead
Where Apertus 70B Instruct pulls ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+1.1points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 13 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingMagistral Small 1
- SciCodeMagistral Small 1 by 18.45.724.1+18.4
- Terminal-Bench HardMagistral Small 1 by 4.504.5+4.5
ReasoningMagistral Small 1
- GPQA DiamondMagistral Small 1 by 36.927.264.1+36.9
- Humanity's Last ExamMagistral Small 1 by 2.15.57.6+2.1
- CritPttie00tie
FactsMagistral Small 1
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationMagistral Small 1 by 6.717.223.9+6.7
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyMagistral Small 1 by 6.411.618+6.4
Following instructionsApertus 70B Instruct
- IFBenchApertus 70B Instruct by 1.125.924.8+1.1
Other results4 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- AA-OmniscienceMagistral Small 1 by 17.1-61.5-44.4+17.1
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Magistral Small 1 by 13.712.926.6+13.7
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexMagistral Small 1 by 9.21.911.1+9.2
- AA IntelligenceMagistral Small 1 by 3.15.18.2+3.1
Questions people ask
Which is better, Apertus 70B Instruct or Magistral Small 1?
Magistral Small 1 wins three of the five areas where both have results: coding, reasoning and facts. Apertus 70B Instruct wins following instructions. They are level on long documents.
Which is better for coding?
Magistral Small 1. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Apertus 70B Instruct wins none.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 13 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 9 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 4 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.