# GLM-4.5V vs Mistral Small 3.2

> GLM-4.5V is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3.2 costs 6.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-4.5V's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-5v-vs-mistral-small-3-2
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 1

## Summary

- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. GLM-4.5V scores higher in 4 categories and Mistral Small 3.2 in 0 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where GLM-4.5V leads 36.8 to 26.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Kagi LLM Benchmark: 59.8% for GLM-4.5V and 40.4% for Mistral Small 3.2.
- Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper at $0.0938 / $0.25 per million input/output tokens, against $0.60 / $1.80 for GLM-4.5V.
- Mistral Small 3.2 accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 64K.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 39.2 | 30.8 |
| Rank | 158 | 271 |
| Context | 64K | 256K |
| Input $/M | $0.60 | $0.0938 |
| Output $/M | $1.80 | $0.25 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- GLM-4.5V: 38.9 (#152)
- Mistral Small 3.2: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1347 | — |

## Reasoning

- GLM-4.5V: 26.5 (#118)
- Mistral Small 3.2: 17.5 (#282)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 59.8% | 40.4% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1335 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 131.73 |

## Math

- GLM-4.5V: 34.7 (#157)
- Mistral Small 3.2: 24.9 (#251)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 30.3% |
| LMArena Math | 1353 | — |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.5V: 36.8 (#155)
- Mistral Small 3.2: 26.8 (#249)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 49.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1353 | — |

## Multimodal

- GLM-4.5V: 33.6 (#86)
- Mistral Small 3.2: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1154 | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-4.5V: 44.9 (#172)
- Mistral Small 3.2: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1304 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1338 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1299 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1335 | — |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-4.5V: 69.4 (#170)
- Mistral Small 3.2: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1311 | — |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.5V: 39.6 (#166)
- Mistral Small 3.2: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1305 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-4.5V: 52.7 (#162)
- Mistral Small 3.2: 45.1 (#219)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1333 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1295 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1255 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1333 | — |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-4.5V better than Mistral Small 3.2?

GLM-4.5V is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3.2 costs 6.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-4.5V's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

### Which is cheaper, GLM-4.5V or Mistral Small 3.2?

Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper. It lists at $0.0938 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens; GLM-4.5V lists at $0.60 and $1.80.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Mistral Small 3.2 does, with 256K tokens against 64K.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5V and Mistral Small 3.2 share?

1 benchmark has published results for both models. GLM-4.5V has 15 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3.2 has 6.