Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct leads with 1.7% higher average benchmark score. GPT-4.1 nano offers 1.0M more tokens in context window than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct. Both models have similar pricing. GPT-4.1 nano supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
OpenAI
GPT-4.1 Nano was developed as the smallest and most efficient variant in the GPT-4.1 family, designed for applications requiring minimal latency and resource usage. Built to enable AI capabilities on edge devices and resource-constrained environments, it distills GPT-4.1 capabilities into an ultra-compact form factor.
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 nano
OpenAI
2025-04-14
Cost per million tokens (USD)

GPT-4.1 nano

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

GPT-4.1 nano

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

GPT-4.1 nano
OpenAI

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

GPT-4.1 nano

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

GPT-4.1 nano

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
DeepInfra
Mistral AI