gpt-oss-20b (High) vs Mistral Small 3.2
Which is better for the money: gpt-oss-20b (High) by OpenAI or Mistral Small 3.2 by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick gpt-oss-20b (High)
Mistral Small 3.2 vs gpt-oss-20b (High): 22.2% less intelligence, 322.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 25.6% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | gpt-oss-20b (High) | Mistral Small 3.2 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 9.0 | 7.0 | −22.2% Mistral Small 3.2 is 22.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $28.81 | $121.78 | +322.7% Mistral Small 3.2 is 4.2× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 16.79s | 12.50s | −25.6% Mistral Small 3.2 is 25.6% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.05 / $0.22 | $0.07 / $0.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- gpt-oss-20b (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Low) scores 21.50 for $10.6.
- Mistral Small 3.2 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores 37.90 for $110.
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