Visible tradeoffsThis is an efficiency signal, so it belongs beside quality rather than being mistaken for quality.
source
Artificial Analysis
metric
TTFT (s)
judge
Speed / cost
direction
lower better
group id
aa_ttft_current
domain
Chat / text
What it measures vs what it misses
✓ Measures
Initial response latency.
✗ Misses
Output quality.
Why this countsIt tests whether the model is actually useful in normal conversational turns, not just on narrow correctness tasks.Same-test ruleThis percentile only compares models inside the exact benchmark/version group shown here. It is not a universal score.What it missesIt does not prove deeper reasoning, tool use, or enterprise workflow reliability.
Verified against the public Artificial Analysis model overview page for Magistral Small 1.2. Checked 2026-04-19. Verification: manual_public_page_verification.
Verified against the public Artificial Analysis model overview page for Magistral Medium 1.2. Checked 2026-04-19. Verification: manual_public_page_verification.
Fallback benchmark identity is visible for context but excluded from default ranking.
Identity
benchmark proxy (0.58)
Parsed from Artificial Analysis public leaderboard field `medianTimeToFirstTokenSeconds`. Backfilled from Claude Opus 4.1 via approved benchmark identity mapping map-claude-opus-4-to-4-1.
13.51s
#183 · Claude Opus 4.7
AA · Jun 24, 2026
Source label: Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)