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Mistral Small 4 vs o3

Mistral Mistral Small 4 vs OpenAI o3 — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Mistral Small 4
OpenAI
o3
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateMar 16 2026Apr 16 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Timeline
Release gapo3 shipped 334 days before Mistral Small 4

Which is better: Mistral Small 4 or o3?

Mistral Small 4 and o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o3 shipped 334 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 o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Mistral Small 4 released?
Mistral Small 4 was released by Mistral on Mar 16 2026.
When was o3 released?
o3 was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.

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