Devstral Small 2
Analysis Summary
Devstral Small 2 is Mistral's small coding-specialist model, released in December 2025. With a coding index of 20.7 and a terminal bench hard score of 0.167, it punches above its weight for a compact model in agentic coding contexts. Its intelligence index of 19.5 and MMLU-Pro of 0.678 indicate reasonable general capability alongside its coding focus.
For businesses, it is best suited to lightweight software engineering assistance, code review, and scripting tasks where a small, efficient model is preferred over a large frontier system. The agentic index of 20.0 is modest, limiting its reliability for fully autonomous coding pipelines, but the terminal bench performance suggests it can handle structured coding tasks with reasonable consistency.
No pricing data is available, which limits direct cost-performance comparison. Teams looking for a compact, coding-oriented model from Mistral for integration into development tooling or CI pipelines will find Devstral Small 2 a practical option, particularly where inference cost and latency are priorities.
Assessed June 6, 2026
Editorial notes
Devstral Small 2 is Mistral's compact coding-focused model with a coding index of 20.7 and a strong terminal bench score, offering good value for lightweight software engineering tasks with no listed pricing.
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Performance Profile
How Devstral Small 2 compares
Devstral Small 2 ranks #173 of 374 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #138 of 311 for coding, #173 of 286 for agentic tasks. Devstral Small 2 is currently free to use via OpenRouter.
Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
Benchmark Scores
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Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
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Model Information
| Provider | Mistral |
| Release Date | December 9, 2025 |
| Status | Active |
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Frequently asked questions about Devstral Small 2
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 #138 of 311 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.
