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Mistral Small 3.1 vs GPT-4

Mistral Mistral Small 3.1 vs OpenAI GPT-4 — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Mistral Small 3.1
OpenAI
GPT-4
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateMar 17 2025Mar 14 2023
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
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Timeline
Release gapGPT-4 shipped 734 days before Mistral Small 3.1

Which is better: Mistral Small 3.1 or GPT-4?

Mistral Small 3.1 and GPT-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-4 shipped 734 days before Mistral Small 3.1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Small 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model; GPT-4 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Small 3.1 and GPT-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Mistral Small 3.1 released?
Mistral Small 3.1 was released by Mistral on Mar 17 2025.
When was GPT-4 released?
GPT-4 was released by OpenAI on Mar 14 2023.
Is Mistral Small 3.1 or GPT-4 open source?
Mistral Small 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Mistral. GPT-4 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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