Compare/Devstral Small (May '25) vs o3

Devstral Small (May '25)vso3

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Mistral

Devstral Small (May '25)

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT
OpenAI

o3

Input
$2/M
Output
$8/M
Speed
125 tok/s
TTFT
6.65s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Devstral Small (May '25)
Faster (tok/s)
o3
Lower Latency
Devstral Small (May '25)
Benchmarks (0-11)
o3

Pricing Comparison

MetricDevstral Small (May '25)o3
Input ($/M tokens)$0$2
Output ($/M tokens)$0$8
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Devstral Small (May '25)$0.00
o3$2.80

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Devstral Small (May '25)
o3
125 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Devstral Small (May '25)
o3
6.65s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
11.830.4
Coding Index
Math Index
88.3
GPQA Diamond
43.4%82.7%
MMLU-Pro
63.2%85.3%
LiveCodeBench
25.8%80.8%
AIME 2025
88.3%
MATH-500
68.4%99.2%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.0%20.0%
SciCode
24.5%41.0%
IFBench
31.6%71.4%
TerminalBench
6.1%37.1%
Devstral Small (May '25)0 wins
11 winso3

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Devstral Small (May '25) or o3?

Devstral Small (May '25) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.00/M tokens vs $3.50/M for o3.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

o3 wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Devstral Small (May '25). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

o3 generates tokens faster at 125 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Devstral Small (May '25) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 6.65s).

When should I use Devstral Small (May '25) vs o3?

Choose based on your priorities: Devstral Small (May '25) for lower cost, o3 for stronger benchmark performance, and o3 for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.