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Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Mistral Small 4

Mistral Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Mistral Mistral Small 4 — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Mistral Medium 3.5
Mistral
Mistral Small 4
Overview
CompanyMistralMistral
Release dateApr 29 2026Mar 16 2026
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
128B
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
77.6%
Timeline
Release gapMistral Small 4 shipped 44 days before Mistral Medium 3.5

Which is better: Mistral Medium 3.5 or Mistral Small 4?

Mistral Medium 3.5 and Mistral Small 4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Mistral Small 4 shipped 44 days before Mistral Medium 3.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Medium 3.5 is an open-source / open-weight model; Mistral Small 4 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Medium 3.5 and Mistral Small 4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Mistral Medium 3.5 released?
Mistral Medium 3.5 was released by Mistral on Apr 29 2026.
When was Mistral Small 4 released?
Mistral Small 4 was released by Mistral on Mar 16 2026.
Is Mistral Medium 3.5 or Mistral Small 4 open source?
Mistral Medium 3.5 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Mistral. Mistral Small 4 is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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