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Ministral 3 3B-25-12 vs GLM-4

Mistral
Ministral 3 3B-25-12
Z.ai
GLM-4
Overview
CompanyMistralZ.ai
Release dateDec 2 2025Jan 16 2024
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapGLM-4 shipped 686 days before Ministral 3 3B-25-12

Which is better: Ministral 3 3B-25-12 or GLM-4?

Ministral 3 3B-25-12 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 686 days before Ministral 3 3B-25-12, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Ministral 3 3B-25-12 is open weight, while GLM-4 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Ministral 3 3B-25-12 and GLM-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Ministral 3 3B-25-12 was released by Mistral on Dec 2 2025.

GLM-4 was released by Z.ai on Jan 16 2024.

Ministral 3 3B-25-12 is an open weight model released by Mistral. GLM-4 is a proprietary model released by Z.ai.

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