Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT OSS 20B leads with 20.3% higher average benchmark score. GPT OSS 20B offers 6.1K more tokens in context window than Ministral 8B Instruct. Both models have similar pricing. GPT OSS 20B is available on 4 providers. Overall, GPT OSS 20B is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
OpenAI
GPT-OSS 20B was created as a smaller open-source variant, designed to balance capability with accessibility for researchers and developers. Built with 20 billion parameters, it provides a more approachable entry point for those seeking to work with open-source language models while benefiting from OpenAI's architectural insights.
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B was developed as a compact yet capable model from Mistral AI, designed to provide strong instruction-following with just 8 billion parameters. Built for applications requiring efficient deployment while maintaining reliable performance, it represents Mistral's smallest production-ready offering.
9 months newer

Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI
2024-10-16

GPT OSS 20B
OpenAI
2025-08-05
Cost per million tokens (USD)

GPT OSS 20B

Ministral 8B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

GPT OSS 20B

Ministral 8B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

GPT OSS 20B
Groq
Novita
OpenAI
ZeroEval

GPT OSS 20B

Ministral 8B Instruct

GPT OSS 20B

Ministral 8B Instruct

Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI