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Magistral Small vs GPT-5-Codex-Mini

Mistral Magistral Small vs OpenAI GPT-5-Codex-Mini — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Magistral Small
OpenAI
GPT-5-Codex-Mini
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateJun 10 2025Nov 8 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapMagistral Small shipped 151 days before GPT-5-Codex-Mini

Which is better: Magistral Small or GPT-5-Codex-Mini?

Magistral Small and GPT-5-Codex-Mini do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Magistral Small shipped 151 days before GPT-5-Codex-Mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Magistral Small released?
Magistral Small was released by Mistral on Jun 10 2025.
When was GPT-5-Codex-Mini released?
GPT-5-Codex-Mini was released by OpenAI on Nov 8 2025.

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