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Mistral Small 4 vs o1

Mistral
Mistral Small 4
OpenAI
o1
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateMar 16 2026Dec 5 2024
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Timeline
Release gapo1 shipped 466 days before Mistral Small 4

Which is better: Mistral Small 4 or o1?

Mistral Small 4 and o1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o1 shipped 466 days before Mistral Small 4, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Small 4 and o1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Mistral Small 4 was released by Mistral on Mar 16 2026.

o1 was released by OpenAI on Dec 5 2024.

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