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Ministral 8B vs o1

Mistral
Ministral 8B
OpenAI
o1
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateOct 2024Dec 5 2024
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapMinistral 8B shipped 65 days before o1

Which is better: Ministral 8B or o1?

Ministral 8B and o1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Ministral 8B shipped 65 days before o1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Ministral 8B is open weight, while o1 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Ministral 8B and o1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Ministral 8B was released by Mistral on Oct 2024.

o1 was released by OpenAI on Dec 5 2024.

Ministral 8B is an open weight model released by Mistral. o1 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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