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Mistral Small 3 vs o3-pro

Mistral
Mistral Small 3
OpenAI
o3-pro
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateJan 2025Jun 10 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapMistral Small 3 shipped 160 days before o3-pro

Which is better: Mistral Small 3 or o3-pro?

Mistral Small 3 and o3-pro don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Mistral Small 3 shipped 160 days before o3-pro, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Small 3 is open weight, while o3-pro is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Small 3 and o3-pro don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Mistral Small 3 was released by Mistral on Jan 2025.

o3-pro was released by OpenAI on Jun 10 2025.

Mistral Small 3 is an open weight model released by Mistral. o3-pro is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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