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

Ollama

Intelligence Score 84/100

Context Window 32K tokens

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 84/100 vs 82/100, Mistral Nemo 12B outperforms Mistral Small by 2 points.

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

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Mistral Small	Mistral Nemo 12B
Context Window	32K	32K tokens
Architecture	Transformer (Open Weight)	Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score	~75-79%	~75-79%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Paid / Commercial	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	5,000 RPM	Hardware limited
Daily Limit	Based on tier	Unlimited
Capabilities	Function Calling Streaming JSON Mode	Multilingual
Performance Tier	B-Tier (Strong)	B-Tier (Strong)
Speed Estimate	Medium	Medium
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	General Purpose
Model Size	Undisclosed	12B
Limitations	API key required Limited availability	Depends on your RAM/GPU Laptop fans will spin up Large models (70B+) need heavy hardware
Key Strengths	European AI Open weights available Competitive pricing	Local Inference: Data never leaves your device Modelfiles: Script your own system prompts API: Local REST API for app integration