Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

Mistral Small

A-TIER

Mistral AI

Intelligence Score 82/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 32K

Pricing Model Commercial / Paid

Commercial/Paid Model

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 82/100, GLM-4.5-Flash outperforms Mistral Small by 1 point.

Close Match: The difference is minimal. Consider other factors like pricing and features.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Mistral Small	GLM-4.5-Flash
Context Window	32K	128K
Architecture	Transformer (Open Weight)	Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~75-79%	~75-79%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Paid / Commercial	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	5,000 RPM	~1 request/second (Flash models)
Daily Limit	Based on tier	~1,000 requests/day (Flash tier)
Capabilities	Function Calling Streaming JSON Mode	No specific data
Performance Tier	B-Tier (Strong)	B-Tier (Strong)
Speed Estimate	Medium	⚡ Very Fast
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	⚡ Fast Chat & Apps
Model Size	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
Limitations	API key required Limited availability	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	European AI Open weights available Competitive pricing	GLM-4.5-Flash & GLM-4.7-Flash Free Access Strong Coding Benchmarks OpenAI-Compatible Endpoint