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Mistral Small 3.2 vs GPT-3.5

Mistral
Mistral Small 3.2
OpenAI
GPT-3.5
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateJun 20 2025Nov 30 2022
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Parameters
24B
Timeline
Release gapGPT-3.5 shipped 933 days before Mistral Small 3.2

Which is better: Mistral Small 3.2 or GPT-3.5?

Mistral Small 3.2 and GPT-3.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-3.5 shipped 933 days before Mistral Small 3.2, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Small 3.2 is open weight, while GPT-3.5 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Small 3.2 and GPT-3.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Mistral Small 3.2 was released by Mistral on Jun 20 2025.

GPT-3.5 was released by OpenAI on Nov 30 2022.

Mistral Small 3.2 is an open weight model released by Mistral. GPT-3.5 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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