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Pixtral 24.09 vs GPT-4.1 nano

Mistral
Pixtral 24.09
OpenAI
GPT-4.1 nano
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateSep 2024Apr 14 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
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1M
Timeline
Release gapPixtral 24.09 shipped 225 days before GPT-4.1 nano

Which is better: Pixtral 24.09 or GPT-4.1 nano?

Pixtral 24.09 and GPT-4.1 nano don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Pixtral 24.09 shipped 225 days before GPT-4.1 nano, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Pixtral 24.09 is open weight, while GPT-4.1 nano is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Pixtral 24.09 and GPT-4.1 nano don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Pixtral 24.09 was released by Mistral on Sep 2024.

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

Pixtral 24.09 is an open weight model released by Mistral. GPT-4.1 nano is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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