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Ministral 8B vs GLM-4.6

Mistral
Ministral 8B
Z.ai
GLM-4.6
Overview
CompanyMistralZ.ai
Release dateOct 2024Sep 30 2025
AccessOpen WeightOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
355B
Context window
200k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
68%
Timeline
Release gapMinistral 8B shipped 364 days before GLM-4.6

Which is better: Ministral 8B or GLM-4.6?

Ministral 8B and GLM-4.6 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Ministral 8B shipped 364 days before GLM-4.6, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Ministral 8B and GLM-4.6 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Ministral 8B was released by Mistral on Oct 2024.

GLM-4.6 was released by Z.ai on Sep 30 2025.

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