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Ministral 3B vs o3-pro

Mistral
Ministral 3B
OpenAI
o3-pro
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateOct 2024Jun 10 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapMinistral 3B shipped 252 days before o3-pro

Which is better: Ministral 3B or o3-pro?

Ministral 3B and o3-pro don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Ministral 3B shipped 252 days before o3-pro, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Ministral 3B is open weight, while o3-pro is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Ministral 3B and o3-pro don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Ministral 3B was released by Mistral on Oct 2024.

o3-pro was released by OpenAI on Jun 10 2025.

Ministral 3B is an open weight model released by Mistral. o3-pro is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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