Magistral Small vs o4-mini
Mistral Magistral Small | OpenAI o4-mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Mistral | OpenAI |
| Release date | Jun 10 2025 | Apr 16 2025 |
| Access | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Benchmarks | ||
Nonsense detection BullshitBench v2Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | — | 8% |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | o4-mini shipped 55 days before Magistral Small | |
Which is better: Magistral Small or o4-mini?
Magistral Small and o4-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o4-mini shipped 55 days before Magistral Small, 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 — Magistral Small and o4-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Magistral Small was released by Mistral on Jun 10 2025.
o4-mini was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.
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