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Mistral Small 3.1 vs GPT-5-Codex-Mini

Mistral
Mistral Small 3.1
OpenAI
GPT-5-Codex-Mini
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateMar 17 2025Nov 8 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapMistral Small 3.1 shipped 236 days before GPT-5-Codex-Mini

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

Mistral Small 3.1 and GPT-5-Codex-Mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Mistral Small 3.1 shipped 236 days before GPT-5-Codex-Mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Small 3.1 is open weight, while GPT-5-Codex-Mini is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Small 3.1 and GPT-5-Codex-Mini 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-5-Codex-Mini was released by OpenAI on Nov 8 2025.

Mistral Small 3.1 is an open weight model released by Mistral. GPT-5-Codex-Mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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