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Mistral Small 3.1 vs GPT-5-Codex

Mistral Mistral Small 3.1 vs OpenAI GPT-5-Codex — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Mistral Small 3.1
OpenAI
GPT-5-Codex
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateMar 17 2025Sep 15 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
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Timeline
Release gapMistral Small 3.1 shipped 182 days before GPT-5-Codex

Which is better: Mistral Small 3.1 or GPT-5-Codex?

Mistral Small 3.1 and GPT-5-Codex don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Mistral Small 3.1 shipped 182 days before GPT-5-Codex, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Small 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model; GPT-5-Codex is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Small 3.1 and GPT-5-Codex 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-5-Codex released?
GPT-5-Codex was released by OpenAI on Sep 15 2025.
Is Mistral Small 3.1 or GPT-5-Codex open source?
Mistral Small 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Mistral. GPT-5-Codex is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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