Mistral Small 3 vs GLM-4
Mistral Mistral Small 3 | Z.ai GLM-4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Mistral | Z.ai |
| Release date | Jan 2025 | Jan 16 2024 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | GLM-4 shipped 351 days before Mistral Small 3 | |
Which is better: Mistral Small 3 or GLM-4?
Mistral Small 3 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 351 days before Mistral Small 3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Mistral Small 3 is open weight, while GLM-4 is proprietary.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Small 3 and GLM-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Mistral Small 3 was released by Mistral on Jan 2025.
GLM-4 was released by Z.ai on Jan 16 2024.
Mistral Small 3 is an open weight model released by Mistral. GLM-4 is a proprietary model released by Z.ai.
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