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

OpenRouter

Intelligence Score 65/100

Context Window 32k

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 82/100 vs 65/100, Mistral Small outperforms Mistral: Small 3 (free) by 17 points.

Clear Winner: Significant performance advantage for Mistral Small.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Mistral Small	Mistral: Small 3 (free)
Context Window	32K	32k
Architecture	Transformer (Open Weight)	Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score	~75-79%	~60-64%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Paid / Commercial	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	5,000 RPM	20 requests/minute
Daily Limit	Based on tier	50 requests/day (up to 1000 with $10 topup)
Capabilities	Function Calling Streaming JSON Mode	No specific data
Performance Tier	B-Tier (Strong)	C-Tier (Good)
Speed Estimate	Medium	Medium
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	General Purpose
Model Size	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
Limitations	API key required Limited availability	Limits depend on account history/topup Community key models Free models have lower priority during peak demand
Key Strengths	European AI Open weights available Competitive pricing	Unified API for 100+ models from all providers OpenAI-compatible endpoint (drop-in replacement) Automatic model fallback and routing