# Magistral Small vs Ternary Bonsai 2 27B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Magistral Small and Ternary Bonsai 2 27B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/magistral-small-vs-ternary-bonsai-2-27b
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Magistral Small leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Magistral Small has the higher overall point estimate 63 to 53.66. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is LiveCodeBench v6 in Coding, with scores of 47.4% and 90.1%.
- Ternary Bonsai 2 27B also has the larger context window at 262K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Magistral Small | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Mistral | Prism ML |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 262K |
| Overall Score | null | 53.66 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 6 | 21 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Magistral Small public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ternary Bonsai 2 27B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| τ²-bench results | Coming soon | 80.2% | Coming soon |
| BFCL v3 | Coming soon | 74.9% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 52.8% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Magistral Small public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ternary Bonsai 2 27B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v5 | 55.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 47.4% | 90.1% | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B |
| BigCodeBench | Coming soon | 58.1% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 60.8% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 52.8% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Magistral Small public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ternary Bonsai 2 27B public-lane score: 78.8 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Magistral Small public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ternary Bonsai 2 27B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CharXiv (overall) | Coming soon | 80.0% | Coming soon |
| A-OKVQA | Coming soon | 86.8% | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench 1.6 | Coming soon | 89.1% | Coming soon |
| RealWorldQA | Coming soon | 80.1% | Coming soon |
| OCRBench V2 | Coming soon | 56.9% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Magistral Small public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ternary Bonsai 2 27B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 68.2% | 85.8% | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B |
| MMLU-Redux | Coming soon | 89.1% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 85.8% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Magistral Small public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ternary Bonsai 2 27B public-lane score: 74 (#66/128)

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 91.3% | Coming soon |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 74% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Magistral Small public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ternary Bonsai 2 27B public-lane score: 86.2 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 70.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | 62.8% | 95% | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B |
| MATH-500 | 95.9% | 98.8% | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B |
| GSM8K | Coming soon | 96.7% | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 95.8% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Magistral Small or Ternary Bonsai 2 27B?

Magistral Small has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### How many benchmarks does Magistral Small cover on BenchLM?

Magistral Small currently has 6 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Ternary Bonsai 2 27B cover on BenchLM?

Ternary Bonsai 2 27B currently has 21 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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