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Mistral Medium 3.5 vs GPT-5.6 Luna

Mistral
Mistral Medium 3.5
OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Luna
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateApr 29 2026Jun 26 2026
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Parameters
128B
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
77.6%
Timeline
Release gapMistral Medium 3.5 shipped 58 days before GPT-5.6 Luna

Which is better: Mistral Medium 3.5 or GPT-5.6 Luna?

Mistral Medium 3.5 and GPT-5.6 Luna don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Mistral Medium 3.5 shipped 58 days before GPT-5.6 Luna, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Medium 3.5 is open weight, while GPT-5.6 Luna is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Medium 3.5 and GPT-5.6 Luna don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Mistral Medium 3.5 was released by Mistral on Apr 29 2026.

GPT-5.6 Luna was released by OpenAI on Jun 26 2026.

Mistral Medium 3.5 is an open weight model released by Mistral. GPT-5.6 Luna is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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