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

Mistral (La Plateforme)

Intelligence Score 86/100

Context Window 32k

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 86/100 vs 82/100, Mixtral 8x7B outperforms Mistral Small by 4 points.

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

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Mistral Small	Mixtral 8x7B
Context Window	32K	32k
Architecture	Transformer (Open Weight)	Mixture of Experts (MoE)
Est. MMLU Score	~75-79%	~80-84%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Paid / Commercial	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	5,000 RPM	1 request/second
Daily Limit	Based on tier	-
Capabilities	Function Calling Streaming JSON Mode	No specific data
Performance Tier	B-Tier (Strong)	A-Tier (Excellent)
Speed Estimate	Medium	⚡ Very Fast
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	General Purpose
Model Size	Undisclosed	7B
Limitations	API key required Limited availability	Phone verification required Data training opt-in required 1 request/second rate limit
Key Strengths	European AI Open weights available Competitive pricing	Access to Mistral's open-weight models OpenAI-compatible API endpoints Function calling support