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Pixtral Large 24.11 vs o4-mini-high

Mistral
Pixtral Large 24.11
OpenAI
o4-mini-high
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateNov 19 2024Apr 16 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapPixtral Large 24.11 shipped 148 days before o4-mini-high

Which is better: Pixtral Large 24.11 or o4-mini-high?

Pixtral Large 24.11 and o4-mini-high don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Pixtral Large 24.11 shipped 148 days before o4-mini-high, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Pixtral Large 24.11 is open weight, while o4-mini-high is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Pixtral Large 24.11 and o4-mini-high 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.

o4-mini-high was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.

Pixtral Large 24.11 is an open weight model released by Mistral. o4-mini-high is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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