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Mixtral 8×7B vs o3-pro

Mistral
Mixtral 8×7B
OpenAI
o3-pro
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateDec 8 2023Jun 10 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapMixtral 8×7B shipped 550 days before o3-pro

Which is better: Mixtral 8×7B or o3-pro?

Mixtral 8×7B and o3-pro don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Mixtral 8×7B shipped 550 days before o3-pro, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mixtral 8×7B is open weight, while o3-pro is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mixtral 8×7B and o3-pro don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Mixtral 8×7B was released by Mistral on Dec 8 2023.

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

Mixtral 8×7B is an open weight model released by Mistral. o3-pro is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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