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Mixtral 8x22B Instruct vs gpt-oss-120b

gpt-oss-120b leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks. gpt-oss-120b is 43ร— cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 basis. gpt-oss-120b accepts the larger context window (131K).

Head to head
Blended price uses a 3:1 input:output mix
Mixtral 8x22B Instructgpt-oss-120b
ProviderMistral AIOpenAI
Input $/1M$2.00$0.037
Output $/1M$6.00$0.170
Blended $/1M$3.00$0.070
Context window66K131K
Max outputโ€”131K
ReleasedApr 2024Aug 2025
LicenceOpen weightsOpen weights
GPQA Diamond 34.1% 75.8%
Benchmark scores independently run and published by Epoch AI, 'AI Benchmarking Hub', used under CC BY 4.0. Only benchmarks with a score for BOTH models are compared.
Choose Mixtral 8x22B Instruct ifโ€ฆ
  • No clear advantage on the data we hold.
Choose gpt-oss-120b ifโ€ฆ
  • Costs less per token โ€” $0.070 vs $3.00 blended
  • Higher GPQA Diamond (75.8% vs 34.1%)
  • Larger context window (131K)
  • Newer model (released Aug 2025)
FAQ
Which is better, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct or gpt-oss-120b?
Across the 1 benchmark both models have independently-run scores for, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct leads on 0 and gpt-oss-120b leads on 1. Benchmarks are one input โ€” price and context window are on this page too.
Is Mixtral 8x22B Instruct cheaper than gpt-oss-120b?
gpt-oss-120b is cheaper: $0.070 versus $3.00 per million tokens blended at 3:1 input:output. Input alone: $2.00 vs $0.037. Output alone: $6.00 vs $0.170.
What context windows do Mixtral 8x22B Instruct and gpt-oss-120b have?
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct: 65,536 tokens. gpt-oss-120b: 131,072 tokens.
Who makes Mixtral 8x22B Instruct and gpt-oss-120b?
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct is made by Mistral AI. gpt-oss-120b is made by OpenAI.
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