Mistral Small 3 vs GPT-4.1 nano
Mistral Mistral Small 3 | OpenAI GPT-4.1 nano | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Mistral | OpenAI |
| Release date | Jan 2025 | Apr 14 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Specifications | ||
Context window | — | 1M |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | Mistral Small 3 shipped 103 days before GPT-4.1 nano | |
Which is better: Mistral Small 3 or GPT-4.1 nano?
Mistral Small 3 and GPT-4.1 nano don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Mistral Small 3 shipped 103 days before GPT-4.1 nano, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Mistral Small 3 is open weight, while GPT-4.1 nano is proprietary.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Small 3 and GPT-4.1 nano don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Mistral Small 3 was released by Mistral on Jan 2025.
GPT-4.1 nano was released by OpenAI on Apr 14 2025.
Mistral Small 3 is an open weight model released by Mistral. GPT-4.1 nano is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.
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