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Devstral Small vs GPT-3.5

Mistral
Devstral Small
OpenAI
GPT-3.5
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateMay 21 2025Nov 30 2022
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Parameters
24B
Timeline
Release gapGPT-3.5 shipped 903 days before Devstral Small

Which is better: Devstral Small or GPT-3.5?

Devstral Small and GPT-3.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-3.5 shipped 903 days before Devstral Small, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Devstral Small is open weight, while GPT-3.5 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Devstral Small and GPT-3.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Devstral Small was released by Mistral on May 21 2025.

GPT-3.5 was released by OpenAI on Nov 30 2022.

Devstral Small is an open weight model released by Mistral. GPT-3.5 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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