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Pixtral Large 24.11 vs o3-mini

Mistral
Pixtral Large 24.11
OpenAI
o3-mini
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateNov 19 2024Jan 31 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapPixtral Large 24.11 shipped 73 days before o3-mini

Which is better: Pixtral Large 24.11 or o3-mini?

Pixtral Large 24.11 and o3-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Pixtral Large 24.11 shipped 73 days before o3-mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Pixtral Large 24.11 is open weight, while o3-mini is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Pixtral Large 24.11 and o3-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Pixtral Large 24.11 was released by Mistral on Nov 19 2024.

o3-mini was released by OpenAI on Jan 31 2025.

Pixtral Large 24.11 is an open weight model released by Mistral. o3-mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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