Model comparison

GPT-5.2 Pro vs Mistral Small 3.2

GPT-5.2 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.2 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3.2 costs 435× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.2 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.2 Pro OpenAI

52.2

Rank #34 Reported

Mistral Small 3.2 Mistral AI

30.8

Rank #271 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. GPT-5.2 Pro scores higher in 2 categories and Mistral Small 3.2 in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where GPT-5.2 Pro leads 64.8 to 24.9.
  • Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper at $0.0938 / $0.25 per million input/output tokens, against $21 / $168 for GPT-5.2 Pro.
  • GPT-5.2 Pro accepts more context: 400K tokens versus 256K.
  • Mistral Small 3.2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.2 Pro and Mistral Small 3.2 specifications
GPT-5.2 ProMistral Small 3.2
ProviderOpenAIMistral AI
Noometry Index52.230.8
Released2025-12-112025-06-20
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K256K
Max output128K16K
Input $ / M tokens$21$0.0938
Output $ / M tokens$168$0.25
Results tracked86

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Category by category

Reasoning GPT-5.2 Pro leads

GPT-5.2 Pro: 51.8 (#31), Mistral Small 3.2: 17.5 (#282)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProMistral Small 3.2
Epoch Capabilities Index155.41131.73
ARC-AGI-254.2%—
SimpleBench57.4%—
Kagi LLM Benchmark—40.4%
NYT Connections (extended)79.3%—
ARC-AGI-190.5%—
Chess Puzzles—1%

Math GPT-5.2 Pro leads

GPT-5.2 Pro: 64.8 (#23), Mistral Small 3.2: 24.9 (#251)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProMistral Small 3.2
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)74%—
FrontierMath Tier 446%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—30.3%
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)31.3%—

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Mistral Small 3.2: 26.8 (#249)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProMistral Small 3.2
GPQA Diamond—49.1%

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Mistral Small 3.2: 45.1 (#219)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProMistral Small 3.2
EQ-Bench Creative Writing—1255

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.2 Pro better than Mistral Small 3.2?

GPT-5.2 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.2 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3.2 costs 435× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.2 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.2 Pro or Mistral Small 3.2?

Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper. It lists at $0.0938 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens; GPT-5.2 Pro lists at $21 and $168.

Which has the bigger context window?

GPT-5.2 Pro does, with 400K tokens against 256K.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.2 Pro and Mistral Small 3.2 share?

1 benchmark has published results for both models. GPT-5.2 Pro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3.2 has 6.

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