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Mistral Medium 3.5 vs GPT-5.3-Codex

Mistral
Mistral Medium 3.5
OpenAI
GPT-5.3-Codex
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateApr 29 2026Feb 5 2026
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
128B
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
77.6%
Timeline
Release gapGPT-5.3-Codex shipped 83 days before Mistral Medium 3.5

Which is better: Mistral Medium 3.5 or GPT-5.3-Codex?

Mistral Medium 3.5 and GPT-5.3-Codex don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-5.3-Codex shipped 83 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-5.3-Codex is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Medium 3.5 and GPT-5.3-Codex 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-5.3-Codex released?
GPT-5.3-Codex was released by OpenAI on Feb 5 2026.
Is Mistral Medium 3.5 or GPT-5.3-Codex open source?
Mistral Medium 3.5 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Mistral. GPT-5.3-Codex is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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