Battle of the Models

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Mistral Small

A-TIER

Mistral AI

Intelligence Score 82/100
Model Popularity 0 votes
Context Window 32K
Pricing Model Commercial / Paid
Commercial/Paid Model

Phi-3.5 Mini

Ollama

Intelligence Score 65/100
Context Window 128K tokens
Pricing Model Free / Open
Model Popularity 0 votes
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FINAL VERDICT

Mistral Small Wins

With an intelligence score of 82/100 vs 65/100, Mistral Small outperforms Phi-3.5 Mini by 17 points.

Clear Winner: Significant performance advantage for Mistral Small.
HEAD-TO-HEAD

Detailed Comparison

Feature
Mistral Small
Phi-3.5 Mini
Context Window
32K 128K tokens
Architecture
Transformer (Open Weight) Transformer
Est. MMLU Score
~75-79% ~60-64%
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
Reasoning
Performance Tier
B-Tier (Strong) C-Tier (Good)
Speed Estimate
Medium âš¡ Very Fast
Primary Use Case
General Purpose âš¡ Fast Chat & Apps
Model Size
Undisclosed Undisclosed
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

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