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Mixtral 8×22B vs GPT-4.1 nano

Mistral
Mixtral 8×22B
OpenAI
GPT-4.1 nano
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateApr 10 2024Apr 14 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
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1M
Timeline
Release gapMixtral 8×22B shipped 369 days before GPT-4.1 nano

Which is better: Mixtral 8×22B or GPT-4.1 nano?

Mixtral 8×22B and GPT-4.1 nano don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Mixtral 8×22B shipped 369 days before GPT-4.1 nano, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mixtral 8×22B is open weight, while GPT-4.1 nano is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mixtral 8×22B and GPT-4.1 nano don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Mixtral 8×22B was released by Mistral on Apr 10 2024.

GPT-4.1 nano was released by OpenAI on Apr 14 2025.

Mixtral 8×22B is an open weight model released by Mistral. GPT-4.1 nano is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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