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Mistral Large vs gpt-oss-120b

Mistral Mistral Large vs OpenAI gpt-oss-120b — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Mistral Large
OpenAI
gpt-oss-120b
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateFeb 26 2024Aug 5 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
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Timeline
Release gapMistral Large shipped 526 days before gpt-oss-120b

Which is better: Mistral Large or gpt-oss-120b?

Mistral Large and gpt-oss-120b don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Mistral Large shipped 526 days before gpt-oss-120b, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

gpt-oss-120b is an open-source / open-weight model; Mistral Large is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Large and gpt-oss-120b don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Mistral Large released?
Mistral Large was released by Mistral on Feb 26 2024.
When was gpt-oss-120b released?
gpt-oss-120b was released by OpenAI on Aug 5 2025.
Is Mistral Large or gpt-oss-120b open source?
gpt-oss-120b is an open-source / open-weight model released by OpenAI. Mistral Large is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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