Model comparison

GPT-5.1-Codex vs Mistral Small 3.2

GPT-5.1-Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3.2 costs 26× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.1-Codex's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

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GPT-5.1-Codex OpenAI

38.6

Rank #186 Reported

Mistral Small 3.2 Mistral AI

31.2

Rank #280 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in math, where GPT-5.1-Codex leads 30.3 to 26.3.
  • Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper at $0.0938 / $0.25 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $10 for GPT-5.1-Codex.
  • GPT-5.1-Codex accepts more context: 400K tokens versus 256K.
  • Mistral Small 3.2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.1-Codex and Mistral Small 3.2 specifications
GPT-5.1-CodexMistral Small 3.2
ProviderOpenAIMistral AI
Noometry Index38.631.2
Released2025-11-122025-06-20
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K256K
Max output128K16K
Input $ / M tokens$1.25$0.0938
Output $ / M tokens$10$0.25
Results tracked66

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: 41.9 (#116), Mistral Small 3.2: —

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexMistral Small 3.2
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)66%—
LMArena WebDev1337—
ALE-Bench1,245—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: 38.0 (#33), Mistral Small 3.2: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexMistral Small 3.2
Terminal-Bench60.4%—
METR Time Horizons70.8%—

Reasoning Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Mistral Small 3.2: 18.1 (#287)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexMistral Small 3.2
Kagi LLM Benchmark—40.4%
Chess Puzzles—1%
Epoch Capabilities Index—131.74

Math GPT-5.1-Codex leads

GPT-5.1-Codex: 30.3 (#235), Mistral Small 3.2: 26.3 (#260)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexMistral Small 3.2
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—30.3%
ProofBench9%—

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Mistral Small 3.2: 26.7 (#256)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexMistral Small 3.2
GPQA Diamond—49.1%

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Mistral Small 3.2: 45.0 (#224)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexMistral Small 3.2
EQ-Bench Creative Writing—1255

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.1-Codex better than Mistral Small 3.2?

GPT-5.1-Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3.2 costs 26× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.1-Codex's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.1-Codex or Mistral Small 3.2?

Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper. It lists at $0.0938 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens; GPT-5.1-Codex lists at $1.25 and $10.

Which has the bigger context window?

GPT-5.1-Codex does, with 400K tokens against 256K.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.1-Codex and Mistral Small 3.2 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.1-Codex has 6 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3.2 has 6.

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