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Mistral Large 3 vs GPT-4o mini

Mistral Mistral Large 3 vs OpenAI GPT-4o mini — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Mistral Large 3
OpenAI
GPT-4o mini
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateDec 2 2025Jul 18 2024
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
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Timeline
Release gapGPT-4o mini shipped 502 days before Mistral Large 3

Which is better: Mistral Large 3 or GPT-4o mini?

Mistral Large 3 and GPT-4o mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-4o mini shipped 502 days before Mistral Large 3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Large 3 is an open-source / open-weight model; GPT-4o mini is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Large 3 and GPT-4o mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Mistral Large 3 released?
Mistral Large 3 was released by Mistral on Dec 2 2025.
When was GPT-4o mini released?
GPT-4o mini was released by OpenAI on Jul 18 2024.
Is Mistral Large 3 or GPT-4o mini open source?
Mistral Large 3 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Mistral. GPT-4o mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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