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Mistral Small 3.1 vs GPT-4

Mistral
Mistral Small 3.1
OpenAI
GPT-4
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateMar 17 2025Mar 14 2023
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
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 open weight, while 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

Mistral Small 3.1 was released by Mistral on Mar 17 2025.

GPT-4 was released by OpenAI on Mar 14 2023.

Mistral Small 3.1 is an open weight model released by Mistral. GPT-4 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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