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Ministral 8B vs o3-pro

Mistral Ministral 8B vs OpenAI o3-pro — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Ministral 8B
OpenAI
o3-pro
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateOct 2024Jun 10 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
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Benchmarks
Timeline
Release gapMinistral 8B shipped 252 days before o3-pro

Which is better: Ministral 8B or o3-pro?

Ministral 8B and o3-pro don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Ministral 8B shipped 252 days before o3-pro, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Ministral 8B is an open-source / open-weight model; o3-pro is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Ministral 8B and o3-pro don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Ministral 8B released?
Ministral 8B was released by Mistral on Oct 2024.
When was o3-pro released?
o3-pro was released by OpenAI on Jun 10 2025.
Is Ministral 8B or o3-pro open source?
Ministral 8B is an open-source / open-weight model released by Mistral. o3-pro is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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