Model vs model

Magistral Small 1.2 vs Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha

A debate-ready pair page: current winner, strongest alternative, decisive benchmarks, and the warning that should travel with the claim.

Use case · Everyday chatbot
Winner · Magistral Small 1.2
Sources · All public sources

Winner

Magistral Small 1.2

Mistral

17benchmarks won

Chat / text

Versus · Everyday chatbot

Magistral Small 1.2 leads this compare set for everyday chatbot.

Magistral Small 1.217 of 17 wins

Visible tradeoffs

0 shared benchmarks are still too close to call, so the win stays conditional. This compare uses all public sources, with provider-official evidence labeled separately.

Close calls: 0
Sources: All public

Full compare workspace Disagreement page

100%win share

Challenger

Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha

Unknown

0benchmarks won

Reasoning / math / science

The cases in full

Magistral Small 1.2 case

Chat / text

Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha case

Reasoning / math / science

What changes the outcome

Magistral Small 1.2: 108 visible benchmark gaps still leave room for the result to move.
Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha: 121 visible benchmark gaps still leave room for the result to move.

Why this result is surprising

The visible shared evidence is more decisive than usual for this compare set.
Very few shared benchmarks are decisively separating these models.

Why this is not a clean win

0 shared benchmarks are still too close to call, so the win stays conditional. This compare uses all public sources, with provider-official evidence labeled separately.
Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha remains the strongest alternative once you change use case, mode, or missing-evidence assumptions.

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Advanced framings and X composerNeutral, contrarian, open-model, and skeptical variants

Neutral analystLead with the recommendation, then attach the reason and warning.Magistral Small 1.2 leads this compare set for everyday chatbot.

ContrarianPush against the easy read and keep the strongest alternative live.Contrarian take: Magistral Small 1.2 leads this compare set for everyday chatbot.

Open-model angleBias the framing toward open weights and source transparency.Open-model angle: Model compare · Magistral Small 1.2 vs Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha

Don't trust the headlineLead with the warning before you let the claim travel.Don't trust the headline: Model compare · Magistral Small 1.2 vs Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha

Decisive benchmarks

17 of 138 benchmarks


Intelligence Index AA · index Text · Chat / text	1860.7% manual verifiedmanual verified Row details Raw value 18 Percentile 60.7% Last updated archived Eligibility headline eligible Identity exact (1.00) Source label magistral-small-1-2 Source row	40n/a exact aliasverified runtimeContext only Row details Raw value 40 Percentile n/a Last updated recent Eligibility preview_model Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha Source row	n/a
Time to first token AA · s Text · Chat / text	0.81s92.9% manual verifiedmanual verified Row details Raw value 0.81s Percentile 92.9% Last updated archived Eligibility headline eligible Identity exact (1.00) Source label magistral-small-1-2 Source row	2.09sn/a exact aliasverified runtimeContext only Row details Raw value 2.09s Percentile n/a Last updated recent Eligibility preview_model Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha Source row	n/a
Coding Index AA · index Code · Coding	1519.7% exact aliasverified runtime Row details Raw value 15 Percentile 19.7% Last updated recent Eligibility headline eligible Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Magistral Small 1.2 Source row	59n/a exact aliasverified runtimeContext only Row details Raw value 59 Percentile n/a Last updated recent Eligibility preview_model Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha Source row	n/a
Agentic Index AA · index Code · Coding	26% exact aliasverified runtime Row details Raw value 2 Percentile 6% Last updated recent Eligibility headline eligible Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Magistral Small 1.2 Source row	25n/a exact aliasverified runtimeContext only Row details Raw value 25 Percentile n/a Last updated recent Eligibility preview_model Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha Source row	n/a
Output Speed AA · tokens/s Text · Chat / text	143.3 tokens/s79.9% exact aliasverified runtime Row details Raw value 143.3 tokens/s Percentile 79.9% Last updated recent Eligibility headline eligible Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Magistral Small 1.2 Source row	132 tokens/sn/a exact aliasverified runtimeContext only Row details Raw value 132 tokens/s Percentile n/a Last updated recent Eligibility preview_model Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha Source row	n/a
Time to first answer token AA · s Text · Chat / text	14.79s54% exact aliasverified runtime Row details Raw value 14.79s Percentile 54% Last updated recent Eligibility headline eligible Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Magistral Small 1.2 Source row	17.24sn/a exact aliasverified runtimeContext only Row details Raw value 17.24s Percentile n/a Last updated recent Eligibility preview_model Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha Source row	n/a
Blended price AA · /1M tokens Text · Chat / text	$0.8 /1M tokens51.8% exact aliasverified runtime Row details Raw value $0.8 /1M tokens Percentile 51.8% Last updated recent Eligibility headline eligible Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Magistral Small 1.2 Source row	$0.6 /1M tokensn/a exact aliasverified runtimeContext only Row details Raw value $0.6 /1M tokens Percentile n/a Last updated recent Eligibility preview_model Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha Source row	n/a
Input price AA · /1M input tokens Text · Chat / text	$0.5 /1M input tokens44.9% exact aliasverified runtime Row details Raw value $0.5 /1M input tokens Percentile 44.9% Last updated recent Eligibility headline eligible Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Magistral Small 1.2 Source row	$0.5 /1M input tokensn/a exact aliasverified runtimeContext only Row details Raw value $0.5 /1M input tokens Percentile n/a Last updated recent Eligibility preview_model Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha Source row	n/a
Output price AA · /1M output tokens Text · Chat / text	$1.5 /1M output tokens53.5% exact aliasverified runtime Row details Raw value $1.5 /1M output tokens Percentile 53.5% Last updated recent Eligibility headline eligible Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Magistral Small 1.2 Source row	$0.9 /1M output tokensn/a exact aliasverified runtimeContext only Row details Raw value $0.9 /1M output tokens Percentile n/a Last updated recent Eligibility preview_model Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha Source row	n/a
GPQA AA · % Text · Reasoning / math / science	66.3%51.7% exact aliasverified runtime Row details Raw value 66.3% Percentile 51.7% Last updated recent Eligibility headline eligible Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Magistral Small 1.2 Source row	87.6%n/a exact aliasverified runtimeContext only Row details Raw value 87.6% Percentile n/a Last updated recent Eligibility preview_model Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha Source row	n/a
Humanity's Last Exam AA · % Text · Reasoning / math / science	6.4%52.7% exact aliasverified runtime Row details Raw value 6.4% Percentile 52.7% Last updated recent Eligibility headline eligible Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Magistral Small 1.2 Source row	33.6%n/a exact aliasverified runtimeContext only Row details Raw value 33.6% Percentile n/a Last updated recent Eligibility preview_model Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha Source row	n/a
CritPt AA · % Text · Reasoning / math / science	0.3%70% exact aliasverified runtime Row details Raw value 0.3% Percentile 70% Last updated recent Eligibility headline eligible Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Magistral Small 1.2 Source row	10.9%n/a exact aliasverified runtimeContext only Row details Raw value 10.9% Percentile n/a Last updated recent Eligibility preview_model Identity provider alias (0.94) Source label Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha Source row	n/a

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Intelligence Index

AA · index

Text · Chat / text

1860.7%

manual verifiedmanual verified

Row details

Raw value: 18
Percentile: 60.7%
Last updated: archived
Eligibility: headline eligible
Identity: exact (1.00)
Source label: magistral-small-1-2

Magistral Small 1.2 vs Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha

Magistral Small 1.2

Magistral Small 1.2 leads this compare set for everyday chatbot.

Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha

Magistral Small 1.2 case

Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha case

What changes the outcome

Why this result is surprising

Why this is not a clean win

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Magistral Small 1.2 vs Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha

Magistral Small 1.2

Magistral Small 1.2 leads this compare set for everyday chatbot.

Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha

Magistral Small 1.2 case

Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha case

What changes the outcome

Why this result is surprising

Why this is not a clean win

Share the recommendation with the source data attached.

Open or copy the stable surfaces

Use the exact public framing

Pick the voice before you post

Compose a post that keeps the warning attached

Decisive benchmarks