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Codestral Mamba 7B vs o4-mini

Mistral Codestral Mamba 7B vs OpenAI o4-mini — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Codestral Mamba 7B
OpenAI
o4-mini
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateJul 16 2024Apr 16 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
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Benchmarks
Timeline
Release gapCodestral Mamba 7B shipped 274 days before o4-mini

Which is better: Codestral Mamba 7B or o4-mini?

Codestral Mamba 7B and o4-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Codestral Mamba 7B shipped 274 days before o4-mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Codestral Mamba 7B is an open-source / open-weight model; o4-mini is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Codestral Mamba 7B and o4-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Codestral Mamba 7B released?
Codestral Mamba 7B was released by Mistral on Jul 16 2024.
When was o4-mini released?
o4-mini was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.
Is Codestral Mamba 7B or o4-mini open source?
Codestral Mamba 7B is an open-source / open-weight model released by Mistral. o4-mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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