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Mistral Small 3.2 vs o1-mini

Mistral
Mistral Small 3.2
OpenAI
o1-mini
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateJun 20 2025Sep 12 2024
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Parameters
24B
Timeline
Release gapo1-mini shipped 281 days before Mistral Small 3.2

Which is better: Mistral Small 3.2 or o1-mini?

Mistral Small 3.2 and o1-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o1-mini shipped 281 days before Mistral Small 3.2, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Small 3.2 is open weight, while o1-mini is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Small 3.2 and o1-mini 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.

o1-mini was released by OpenAI on Sep 12 2024.

Mistral Small 3.2 is an open weight model released by Mistral. o1-mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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