Compare/Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) vs GPT-4o mini

Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning)vsGPT-4o mini

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Mistral

Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.15/M
Output
$0.6/M
Speed
159 tok/s
TTFT
0.52s
OpenAI

GPT-4o mini

Input
$0.15/M
Output
$0.6/M
Speed
73 tok/s
TTFT
0.62s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (6-6)
Tie

Pricing Comparison

MetricMistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning)GPT-4o mini
Input ($/M tokens)$0.15$0.15
Output ($/M tokens)$0.6$0.6
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning)$0.21
GPT-4o mini$0.21

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning)
159 tok/s
GPT-4o mini
73 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning)
0.52s
GPT-4o mini
0.62s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
18.612.6
Coding Index
16.4
Math Index
14.7
GPQA Diamond
57.1%42.6%
MMLU-Pro
64.8%
LiveCodeBench
23.4%
AIME 2025
14.7%
MATH-500
78.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
3.7%4.0%
SciCode
28.1%22.9%
IFBench
32.8%31.0%
TerminalBench
10.6%
Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning)6 wins
6 winsGPT-4o mini

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) or GPT-4o mini?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

It's a tie — both models win 6 benchmarks each across 12 evaluated categories. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 159 tok/s vs 73 tok/s. Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.52s vs 0.62s).

When should I use Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) vs GPT-4o mini?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, both perform similarly on benchmarks, and Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.