Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

Mistral: Small 3 (free)

OpenRouter

Intelligence Score 65/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 32k

Pricing Model Free / Open

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A-TIER

Z.AI (GLM)

Intelligence Score 83/100

Context Window 128K

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 83/100 vs 65/100, GLM-4.5-Flash outperforms Mistral: Small 3 (free) by 18 points.

Clear Winner: Significant performance advantage for GLM-4.5-Flash.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Mistral: Small 3 (free)	GLM-4.5-Flash
Context Window	32k	128K
Architecture	Transformer (Open Weight)	Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~60-64%	~75-79%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	20 requests/minute	~1 request/second (Flash models)
Daily Limit	50 requests/day (up to 1000 with $10 topup)	~1,000 requests/day (Flash tier)
Capabilities	No specific data	No specific data
Performance Tier	C-Tier (Good)	B-Tier (Strong)
Speed Estimate	Medium	⚡ Very Fast
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	⚡ Fast Chat & Apps
Model Size	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
Limitations	Limits depend on account history/topup Community key models Free models have lower priority during peak demand	Free Flash tier capped near 1 request/second Flagship GLM-5.2 model requires a paid plan Free-tier limits have changed more than once in the past year — verify on docs.z.ai
Key Strengths	Unified API for 100+ models from all providers OpenAI-compatible endpoint (drop-in replacement) Automatic model fallback and routing	GLM-4.5-Flash & GLM-4.7-Flash Free Access Strong Coding Benchmarks OpenAI-Compatible Endpoint