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Mistral Small 3.1 vs GPT-4o mini

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

Mistral
Mistral Small 3.1
OpenAI
GPT-4o mini
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateMar 17 2025Jul 18 2024
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
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Timeline
Release gapGPT-4o mini shipped 242 days before Mistral Small 3.1

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

Mistral Small 3.1 and GPT-4o mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-4o mini shipped 242 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-4o mini is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Small 3.1 and GPT-4o mini 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-4o mini released?
GPT-4o mini was released by OpenAI on Jul 18 2024.
Is Mistral Small 3.1 or GPT-4o mini open source?
Mistral Small 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Mistral. GPT-4o mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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