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Mistral Medium 3.5 vs GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

Mistral
Mistral Medium 3.5
OpenAI
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateApr 29 2026Nov 19 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
128B
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
77.6%
Timeline
Release gapGPT-5.1-Codex-Max shipped 161 days before Mistral Medium 3.5

Which is better: Mistral Medium 3.5 or GPT-5.1-Codex-Max?

Mistral Medium 3.5 and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-5.1-Codex-Max shipped 161 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; GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Medium 3.5 and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max 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 GPT-5.1-Codex-Max released?
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max was released by OpenAI on Nov 19 2025.
Is Mistral Medium 3.5 or GPT-5.1-Codex-Max open source?
Mistral Medium 3.5 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Mistral. GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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