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

Together.AI

Intelligence Score 85/100

Context Window 131K tokens

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 85/100 vs 82/100, Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free) outperforms Mistral Small by 3 points.

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

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Mistral Small	Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free)
Context Window	32K	131K tokens
Architecture	Transformer (Open Weight)	Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~75-79%	~80-84%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Paid / Commercial	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	5,000 RPM	Subject to availability
Daily Limit	Based on tier	Unlimited (Research Preview)
Capabilities	Function Calling Streaming JSON Mode	Reasoning Multimodal
Performance Tier	B-Tier (Strong)	A-Tier (Excellent)
Speed Estimate	Medium	Medium
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	General Purpose
Model Size	Undisclosed	15B
Limitations	API key required Limited availability	Limited to specific free models Research preview availability
Key Strengths	European AI Open weights available Competitive pricing	Host of specific free research models Open-weight model hosting Access to ServiceNow Apriel models