Mistral Small 4 vs gpt-oss-120b: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Mistral Small 4 and gpt-oss-120b releases: 2 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 4 models.

  • For intelligence, gpt-oss-120b scores highest: gpt-oss-120b (high) at 12, against Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) at 11 for Mistral Small 4.
  • For output speed, gpt-oss-120b is fastest: gpt-oss-120b (low) at 199 t/s, against Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) at 164 t/s for Mistral Small 4.
  • For cost per task, Mistral Small 4 is cheapest: Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) at $0.05, against gpt-oss-120b (high) at $0.11 for gpt-oss-120b.

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase, GDPval-AA v2, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench v4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1
Estimate (independent evaluation forthcoming)

Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
Pareto line

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Capability Scores

Capability Indices

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Finance & Accounting Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench v4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Further details

Weights
Provider Benchmarks
gpt-oss-120b (high)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
12
117B
5.1B active at inference time
131k
$0.2
182
GroqCloudflareScaleway
+14
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)
Mistral logoMistral
11
119B
6.5B active at inference time
256k
$0.2
164
Mistral
gpt-oss-120b (low)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
10
117B
5.1B active at inference time
131k
$0.2
199
SnowflakeHyperbolicNebius
+14
Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning)
Mistral logoMistral
9
119B
6.5B active at inference time
256k
$0.2
150
Mistral