Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
o4-mini offers 234.5K more tokens in context window than Mistral Small. Mistral Small is $4.70 cheaper per million tokens. o4-mini supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
OpenAI
o4-mini was created as part of the next generation of OpenAI's reasoning models, designed to continue advancing the balance between analytical capability and operational efficiency. Built to bring cutting-edge reasoning techniques to applications requiring quick turnaround, it represents the evolution of compact reasoning-focused models.
7 months newer

Mistral Small
Mistral AI
2024-09-17

o4-mini
OpenAI
2025-04-16
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Mistral Small

o4-mini
Context window and performance specifications
o4-mini
2024-05-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

Mistral Small
Mistral AI

o4-mini

Mistral Small

o4-mini

Mistral Small

o4-mini
OpenAI