Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-4.5 offers 66.6K more tokens in context window than Mistral Small. Mistral Small is $224.20 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-4.5 supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
OpenAI
GPT-4.5 was developed as an intermediate advancement between GPT-4 and GPT-5, designed to incorporate incremental improvements in reasoning, factuality, and instruction-following. Built to bridge generational capabilities while maintaining compatibility with existing applications, it represents a refinement of the GPT-4 architecture with enhanced performance characteristics.
Mistral AI
Mistral Small was created as an efficient model offering, designed to provide capable language understanding with reduced computational requirements. Built to serve cost-sensitive applications while maintaining quality, it enables Mistral's technology in scenarios where resource efficiency is valued.
5 months newer

Mistral Small
Mistral AI
2024-09-17

GPT-4.5
OpenAI
2025-02-27
Cost per million tokens (USD)

GPT-4.5

Mistral Small
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics

GPT-4.5
OpenAI

Mistral Small

GPT-4.5

Mistral Small

GPT-4.5

Mistral Small
Mistral AI