What is the difference between GPT-3.5 Turbo and Mistral Small 4?

GPT-3.5 Turbo is developed by OpenAI while Mistral Small 4 is developed by Mistral AI. GPT-3.5 Turbo has a 16K token context window vs Mistral Small 4's 262K. You can compare their actual outputs across 53 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, GPT-3.5 Turbo or Mistral Small 4?

It depends on your use case. GPT-3.5 Turbo and Mistral Small 4 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 53 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does GPT-3.5 Turbo cost compared to Mistral Small 4?

GPT-3.5 Turbo costs $1.5/M input tokens and Mistral Small 4 costs $0.15/M input tokens. Mistral Small 4 is $1.35/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare GPT-3.5 Turbo and Mistral Small 4 on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of GPT-3.5 Turbo and Mistral Small 4 across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

Updated Mar 2026

GPT-3.5 TurbovsMistral Small 4

Mistral Small 4 is cheaper than GPT-3.5 Turbo at $0.15/M vs $1.5/M input tokens.

GPT-3.5 Turbo and Mistral Small 4 compared across 53 shared prompts
Spec	GPT-3.5 Turbo	Mistral Small 4
Input price	$1.5/M tokens	$0.15/M tokens
Output price	$2/M tokens	$0.6/M tokens
Context window	16K tokens	262K tokens
Weights	Closed	Open
Free API (OpenRouter)	No	No
Released	Mar 2022	Mar 2026