Magistral Medium 1
Analysis Summary
Magistral Medium 1 provides a broader evidence base than the smaller version, including mathematics, coding, terminal tasks, instruction following, and tool-oriented evaluation results. Those results point to a model that can handle selected technical problems, while its low overall intelligence measure and modest agentic evidence limit dependable multi-step performance.
It could serve supervised coding assistance, structured extraction, and technical drafting where the task is bounded and outputs receive review. The profile is not strong enough for autonomous software agents, high-stakes analysis, or polished client-facing content without a verification layer. Pricing, context capacity, speed, vision, and API details are not supplied, so adoption should follow a focused pilot rather than a general deployment.
Assessed September 7, 2026
Editorial notes
Magistral Medium 1 shows useful mathematics, coding, and terminal-task evidence for a mid-sized model, but its overall reasoning and agentic results remain limited for complex client workflows.
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DFO Verdict
Magistral Medium 1 shows useful mathematics, coding, and terminal-task evidence for a mid-sized model, but its overall reasoning and agentic results remain limited for complex client workflows.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
9.1 Intelligence Index·40.3 Math Index
How Magistral Medium 1 compares
Magistral Medium 1 ranks #254 of 438 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Magistral Medium 1 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 business fit. 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 Magistral Medium 1 cost?
Magistral Medium 1 is currently available for free via OpenRouter.
Who created Magistral Medium 1?
Magistral Medium 1 is developed by Mistral and was released on June 10, 2025.