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GPT-4.1 vs Mistral Medium 3
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Winner summary
GPT-4.1 wins on 4/4 benchmarks
GPT-4.1 wins 4 of 4 shared benchmarks. Leads in math · knowledge.
Category leads
math·GPT-4.1knowledge·GPT-4.1
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
GPT-4.1
#123 by perf·no signal
Mistral Medium 3
#145 by perf·no signal
Best value
Mistral Medium 3
3.8x better value than GPT-4.1
GPT-4.1
8.7 pts/$
$5.00/M
Mistral Medium 3
33.3 pts/$
$1.20/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Mistral AI
$14.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
4 benchmarks · 2 models
GPT-4.1Mistral Medium 3
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private
GPT-4.1 leads by +5.2
FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning.
GPT-4.1
5.5
Mistral Medium 3
0.3
GPQA diamond
GPT-4.1 leads by +9.9
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
GPT-4.1
55.9
Mistral Medium 3
46.0
MATH level 5
GPT-4.1 leads by +1.4
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
GPT-4.1
83.0
Mistral Medium 3
81.6
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
GPT-4.1 leads by +6.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
GPT-4.1
38.3
Mistral Medium 3
32.1
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 | Mistral Medium 3 |
|---|---|---|
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning. | 5.5 | 0.3 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 55.9 | 46.0 |
MATH level 5 MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics. | 83.0 | 81.6 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 38.3 | 32.1 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.00 | $8.00 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $35.00 | |
| $0.40 | $2.00 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | $8.00 |