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Ministral 3 3B-25-12 vs GPT-4

Mistral
Ministral 3 3B-25-12
OpenAI
GPT-4
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateDec 2 2025Mar 14 2023
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapGPT-4 shipped 994 days before Ministral 3 3B-25-12

Which is better: Ministral 3 3B-25-12 or GPT-4?

Ministral 3 3B-25-12 and GPT-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-4 shipped 994 days before Ministral 3 3B-25-12, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Ministral 3 3B-25-12 is open weight, while GPT-4 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Ministral 3 3B-25-12 and GPT-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Ministral 3 3B-25-12 was released by Mistral on Dec 2 2025.

GPT-4 was released by OpenAI on Mar 14 2023.

Ministral 3 3B-25-12 is an open weight model released by Mistral. GPT-4 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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