GPT-4 Turbo vs Mistral Small 3
GPT-4 Turbo leads Mistral Small 3 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 7.0 to 6.7, and Mistral Small 3 costs 375.0x less per output token ($0.08 vs $30.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 30 benchmarks have a result for both.
GPT-4 Turbo or Mistral Small 3: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick GPT-4 Turbo for a larger context window (128K against 33K tokens) and work measured by Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) or LMArena Text: Korean, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 30
- GPT-4 Turbo only
- 12
- Mistral Small 3 only
- 6
- Like-for-like categories
- 6 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
GPT-4 Turbo
GPT-4 Turbo leads, 7.0 against 6.7.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
GPT-4 Turbo
GPT-4 Turbo takes 128K tokens against 33K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Mistral Small 3
GPT-4 Turbo $0.025, Mistral Small 3 $0.0001 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- GPT-4 Turbo not benchmarked, Mistral Small 3 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- General, 7.9 points apart on average over 15 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- LMArena Text: Japanese: GPT-4 Turbo 1194 against Mistral Small 3 1111, 13.8 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GPT-4 Turbo $30.00 against Mistral Small 3 $0.08 per million output tokens, 375.0x apart.
- Context window
- GPT-4 Turbo takes 128K tokens, Mistral Small 3 33K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | GPT-4 Turbo | Bars | Mistral Small 3 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 3 | 0 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 3 | 1 | ||
| Math | 2 | 0 | ||
| Knowledge | 5 | 0 | ||
| General | 14 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 28 | 2 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index30
| Benchmark | GPT-4 Turbo | Mistral Small 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Coding Index | 21.5 | Not measured | Only GPT-4 Turbo measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 29.1% | 25.2% | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1268 | 1246 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1267 | 1248 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | GPT-4 Turbo | Mistral Small 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 7.0 | 6.7 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 127.3 | Not measured | Only GPT-4 Turbo measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4 Turbo | Mistral Small 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 19.6% | Only Mistral Small 3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index31
| Benchmark | GPT-4 Turbo | Mistral Small 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 46.2% | Only Mistral Small 3 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 3.1% | 3.8% | Mistral Small 3 |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1251 | 1233 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1223 | 1202 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1266 | 1243 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | GPT-4 Turbo | Mistral Small 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 4.3 | Only Mistral Small 3 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 4.3% | Only Mistral Small 3 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1272 | 1240 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1268 | 1243 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index50
| Benchmark | GPT-4 Turbo | Mistral Small 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 80.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-4 Turbo measured |
| MedQA (Vals AI) | 82.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-4 Turbo measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 69.4% | 65.2% | GPT-4 Turbo |
| MMLU | 81.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-4 Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1256 | 1235 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1239 | 1215 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1265 | 1219 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1222 | 1205 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4 Turbo | Mistral Small 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 9 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index141
| Benchmark | GPT-4 Turbo | Mistral Small 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 26.4% | Only Mistral Small 3 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 0.0% | Only Mistral Small 3 measured |
| DTBench | 61.6% | Not measured | Only GPT-4 Turbo measured |
| LMCA | 9.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-4 Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text | 1272 | 1234 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1249 | 1214 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1268 | 1194 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Vision | 1090 | Not measured | Only GPT-4 Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1291 | 1256 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1245 | 1198 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1242 | 1204 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: German | 1259 | 1211 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1194 | 1111 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1187 | 1188 | Mistral Small 3 |
| LMArena Text: French | 1276 | 1204 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1260 | Not measured | Only GPT-4 Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1259 | 1216 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1302 | Not measured | Only GPT-4 Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1267 | 1217 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1254 | 1246 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1279 | 1214 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1258 | 1184 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1097 | Not measured | Only GPT-4 Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1045 | Not measured | Only GPT-4 Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4 Turbo | Mistral Small 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Mistral Small 3 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Mistral Small 3 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Mistral Small 3 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | OpenAI GPT-4 Turbo | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | Mistral AI |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | April 9, 2024 | January 30, 2025 |
| Context window | 128K | 33K |
| Input $/Mtok | $10.00 | $0.05 |
| Output $/Mtok | $30.00 | $0.08 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GPT-4 Turbo better than Mistral Small 3 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick GPT-4 Turbo for a larger context window (128K against 33K tokens) and work measured by Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) or LMArena Text: Korean, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, GPT-4 Turbo or Mistral Small 3?
GPT-4 Turbo costs $10.00 per million input tokens and $30.00 per million output tokens; Mistral Small 3 costs $0.05 and $0.08. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, GPT-4 Turbo or Mistral Small 3?
GPT-4 Turbo, with 128K tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks is the GPT-4 Turbo vs Mistral Small 3 comparison based on?
30 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. GPT-4 Turbo's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Mistral Small 3's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.