Mistral Small vs o3
Mistral Mistral Small | OpenAI o3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Mistral | OpenAI |
| Release date | Feb 26 2024 | Apr 16 2025 |
| Access | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Benchmarks | ||
Nonsense detection BullshitBench v2Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | — | 26% |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | Mistral Small shipped 415 days before o3 | |
Which is better: Mistral Small or o3?
Mistral Small and o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Mistral Small shipped 415 days before o3, 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 and o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Mistral Small was released by Mistral on Feb 26 2024.
o3 was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.