Devstral Small 2
Analysis Summary
Devstral Small 2 is a compact model from Mistral specifically tuned for coding tasks, showing stronger coding and agentic scores than its general-purpose siblings despite a modest overall intelligence score.
This makes it a practical option for lightweight coding assistance, script generation, and simple developer tooling, though it lacks the depth for large, complex codebases or advanced agentic pipelines.
Its low cost and coding specialization make it a sensible pick for teams needing an affordable coding helper for smaller projects.
Assessed July 29, 2026
Editorial notes
Devstral Small 2 from Mistral is a coding-focused compact model with solid code benchmarks relative to its size and cost.
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DFO Verdict
Devstral Small 2 from Mistral is a coding-focused compact model with solid code benchmarks relative to its size and cost.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
17.4 Intelligence Index·29.3 Coding Index·10.5 Agentic Index·34.3 Math Index
How Devstral Small 2 compares
Devstral Small 2 ranks #173 of 401 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #91 of 176 for coding, #95 of 157 for agentic tasks. Devstral Small 2 is currently free to use via OpenRouter.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on content. The pulled-in value corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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How much does Devstral Small 2 cost?
Devstral Small 2 is currently available for free via OpenRouter.
Is Devstral Small 2 good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, Devstral Small 2 ranks #91 of 176 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
Who created Devstral Small 2?
Devstral Small 2 is developed by Mistral and was released on December 9, 2025.
