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Ministral 8B vs GLM-4

Mistral
Ministral 8B
Z.ai
GLM-4
Overview
CompanyMistralZ.ai
Release dateOct 2024Jan 16 2024
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapGLM-4 shipped 259 days before Ministral 8B

Which is better: Ministral 8B or GLM-4?

Ministral 8B 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 259 days before Ministral 8B, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Ministral 8B is open weight, while GLM-4 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Ministral 8B and GLM-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Ministral 8B was released by Mistral on Oct 2024.

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

Ministral 8B is an open weight model released by Mistral. GLM-4 is a proprietary model released by Z.ai.

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