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Mistral Small 3 vs GPT-4

Mistral Mistral Small 3 vs OpenAI GPT-4 — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Mistral Small 3
OpenAI
GPT-4
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateJan 2025Mar 14 2023
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
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Timeline
Release gapGPT-4 shipped 659 days before Mistral Small 3

Which is better: Mistral Small 3 or GPT-4?

Mistral Small 3 and GPT-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-4 shipped 659 days before Mistral Small 3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Small 3 is an open-source / open-weight model; GPT-4 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Small 3 and GPT-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Mistral Small 3 released?
Mistral Small 3 was released by Mistral on Jan 2025.
When was GPT-4 released?
GPT-4 was released by OpenAI on Mar 14 2023.
Is Mistral Small 3 or GPT-4 open source?
Mistral Small 3 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Mistral. GPT-4 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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