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Pixtral 24.09 vs GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

Mistral
Pixtral 24.09
OpenAI
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateSep 2024Nov 19 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapPixtral 24.09 shipped 444 days before GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

Which is better: Pixtral 24.09 or GPT-5.1-Codex-Max?

Pixtral 24.09 and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Pixtral 24.09 shipped 444 days before GPT-5.1-Codex-Max, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Pixtral 24.09 is open weight, while GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Pixtral 24.09 and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Pixtral 24.09 was released by Mistral on Sep 2024.

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max was released by OpenAI on Nov 19 2025.

Pixtral 24.09 is an open weight model released by Mistral. GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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