Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-4.1 mini leads with 10.5% higher average benchmark score. GPT-4.1 mini offers 1.0M more tokens in context window than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is $1.79 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-4.1 mini supports multimodal inputs. Overall, GPT-4.1 mini is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
OpenAI
GPT-4.1 Mini was created as a smaller, more efficient variant of GPT-4.1, designed to provide strong capabilities with reduced computational requirements. Built to serve applications where speed and cost are priorities while maintaining solid performance, it extends the GPT-4.1 capabilities to resource-conscious deployments.
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 24B Instruct was created as the instruction-tuned version of the 24B base model, designed to follow user instructions reliably. Built to serve general-purpose applications requiring moderate capability, it balances performance with deployment practicality.
2 months newer

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
2025-01-30

GPT-4.1 mini
OpenAI
2025-04-14
Cost per million tokens (USD)

GPT-4.1 mini

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

GPT-4.1 mini

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
2023-10-01
GPT-4.1 mini
2024-05-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

GPT-4.1 mini
OpenAI
ZeroEval


GPT-4.1 mini

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

GPT-4.1 mini

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
DeepInfra
Mistral AI