Devstral Small vs GLM-4
Mistral Devstral Small | Z.ai GLM-4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Mistral | Z.ai |
| Release date | May 21 2025 | Jan 16 2024 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | 24B | — |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | GLM-4 shipped 491 days before Devstral Small | |
Which is better: Devstral Small or GLM-4?
Devstral Small and GLM-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GLM-4 shipped 491 days before Devstral Small, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Devstral Small is open weight, while GLM-4 is proprietary.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Devstral Small and GLM-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Devstral Small was released by Mistral on May 21 2025.
GLM-4 was released by Z.ai on Jan 16 2024.
Devstral Small is an open weight model released by Mistral. GLM-4 is a proprietary model released by Z.ai.
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