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Ministral 3 8B-25-12 vs GPT-4 Turbo

Mistral
Ministral 3 8B-25-12
OpenAI
GPT-4 Turbo
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateDec 2 2025Nov 6 2023
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
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Timeline
Release gapGPT-4 Turbo shipped 757 days before Ministral 3 8B-25-12

Which is better: Ministral 3 8B-25-12 or GPT-4 Turbo?

Ministral 3 8B-25-12 and GPT-4 Turbo don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-4 Turbo shipped 757 days before Ministral 3 8B-25-12, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Ministral 3 8B-25-12 is open weight, while GPT-4 Turbo is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Ministral 3 8B-25-12 and GPT-4 Turbo don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Ministral 3 8B-25-12 was released by Mistral on Dec 2 2025.

GPT-4 Turbo was released by OpenAI on Nov 6 2023.

Ministral 3 8B-25-12 is an open weight model released by Mistral. GPT-4 Turbo is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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