# GLM-4.5V vs Mistral Small 3

> GLM-4.5V is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.8 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3 costs 16× 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
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 12

## Summary

- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.5V scores higher in 8 categories and Mistral Small 3 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where GLM-4.5V leads 37.4 to 16.3.
- Mistral Small 3 is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.08 per million input/output tokens, against $0.60 / $1.80 for GLM-4.5V.
- GLM-4.5V accepts more context: 64K tokens versus 33K.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 39.8 | 31.2 |
| Rank | 158 | 278 |
| Context | 64K | 33K |
| Input $/M | $0.60 | $0.05 |
| Output $/M | $1.80 | $0.08 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- GLM-4.5V: 39.5 (#155)
- Mistral Small 3: 36.5 (#207)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1347 | 1246 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 45.3% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 50.4% |

## Reasoning

- GLM-4.5V: 27.4 (#119)
- Mistral Small 3: 18.9 (#273)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1334 | 1233 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 59.8% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 127.07 |

## Math

- GLM-4.5V: 37.4 (#159)
- Mistral Small 3: 16.3 (#295)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1354 | 1240 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 6.7% |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.5V: 37.5 (#156)
- Mistral Small 3: 25.1 (#263)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1353 | 1202 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 47.3% |
| Confabulations | — | 25.2% |

## Multimodal

- GLM-4.5V: 34.3 (#92)
- Mistral Small 3: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1154 | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-4.5V: 44.6 (#177)
- Mistral Small 3: 37.3 (#236)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1303 | 1198 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1337 | 1204 |
| LMArena Russian | 1298 | 1216 |
| LMArena French | — | 1203 |
| LMArena German | — | 1211 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1111 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1188 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1336 | — |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-4.5V: 69.2 (#175)
- Mistral Small 3: 63.7 (#229)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1311 | 1214 |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.5V: 39.6 (#171)
- Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#211)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1304 | 1246 |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-4.5V: 52.5 (#170)
- Mistral Small 3: 32.2 (#280)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1333 | 1234 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1295 | 1195 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1332 | 1217 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 707 |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-4.5V better than Mistral Small 3?

GLM-4.5V is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.8 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3 costs 16× 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?

Mistral Small 3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.08 per million output tokens; GLM-4.5V lists at $0.60 and $1.80.

### Is GLM-4.5V or Mistral Small 3 better for coding?

GLM-4.5V scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.5 versus 36.5 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

GLM-4.5V does, with 64K tokens against 33K.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5V and Mistral Small 3 share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5V has 15 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3 has 24.