# GLM-4.6V vs Mistral Small 3

> GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3 costs 7.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-4.6V's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-6v-vs-mistral-small-3
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 11

## Summary

- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.6V scores higher in 7 categories and Mistral Small 3 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-4.6V leads 56.6 to 32.2.
- Mistral Small 3 is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.08 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $0.90 for GLM-4.6V.
- GLM-4.6V accepts more context: 128K tokens versus 33K.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.6V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 41.3 | 31.2 |
| Rank | 137 | 278 |
| Context | 128K | 33K |
| Input $/M | $0.30 | $0.05 |
| Output $/M | $0.90 | $0.08 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- GLM-4.6V: 40.9 (#128)
- Mistral Small 3: 36.5 (#207)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1390 | 1246 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 45.3% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 50.4% |

## Reasoning

- GLM-4.6V: 27.6 (#115)
- Mistral Small 3: 18.9 (#273)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1368 | 1233 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 127.07 |

## Math

- GLM-4.6V: —
- Mistral Small 3: 16.3 (#295)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 6.7% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1240 |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.6V: 38.0 (#149)
- Mistral Small 3: 25.1 (#263)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1371 | 1202 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 47.3% |
| Confabulations | — | 25.2% |

## Multimodal

- GLM-4.6V: 34.8 (#90)
- Mistral Small 3: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1164 | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-4.6V: 48.6 (#141)
- Mistral Small 3: 37.3 (#236)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1359 | 1198 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1425 | 1204 |
| LMArena Russian | 1340 | 1216 |
| LMArena French | — | 1203 |
| LMArena German | — | 1211 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1111 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1188 |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-4.6V: 71.4 (#151)
- Mistral Small 3: 63.7 (#229)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1352 | 1214 |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.6V: 41.3 (#143)
- Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#211)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1358 | 1246 |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-4.6V: 56.6 (#137)
- Mistral Small 3: 32.2 (#280)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1377 | 1234 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1347 | 1195 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1360 | 1217 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 707 |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-4.6V better than Mistral Small 3?

GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3 costs 7.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-4.6V's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

### Which is cheaper, GLM-4.6V 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-4.6V lists at $0.30 and $0.90.

### Is GLM-4.6V or Mistral Small 3 better for coding?

GLM-4.6V scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.9 versus 36.5 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

GLM-4.6V does, with 128K tokens against 33K.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6V and Mistral Small 3 share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6V has 12 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3 has 24.