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Ministral 3B vs o1-pro

Mistral
Ministral 3B
OpenAI
o1-pro
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateOct 2024Mar 19 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapMinistral 3B shipped 169 days before o1-pro

Which is better: Ministral 3B or o1-pro?

Ministral 3B and o1-pro don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Ministral 3B shipped 169 days before o1-pro, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Ministral 3B is open weight, while o1-pro is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Ministral 3B and o1-pro don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Ministral 3B was released by Mistral on Oct 2024.

o1-pro was released by OpenAI on Mar 19 2025.

Ministral 3B is an open weight model released by Mistral. o1-pro is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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