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Mistral 7B vs GPT-4

Mistral
Mistral 7B
OpenAI
GPT-4
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateSep 27 2023Mar 14 2023
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapGPT-4 shipped 197 days before Mistral 7B

Which is better: Mistral 7B or GPT-4?

Mistral 7B and GPT-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-4 shipped 197 days before Mistral 7B, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral 7B is open weight, while GPT-4 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral 7B and GPT-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Mistral 7B was released by Mistral on Sep 27 2023.

GPT-4 was released by OpenAI on Mar 14 2023.

Mistral 7B is an open weight model released by Mistral. GPT-4 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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