# GLM-4.7 vs Mistral Small 3

> GLM-4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3 costs 17× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-4.7's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-7-vs-mistral-small-3
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 21

## Summary

- They share 21 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.7 scores higher in 8 categories and Mistral Small 3 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-4.7 leads 60.9 to 32.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 83.3% for GLM-4.7 and 6.7% for Mistral Small 3.
- Mistral Small 3 is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.08 per million input/output tokens, against $0.60 / $2.20 for GLM-4.7.
- GLM-4.7 accepts more context: 205K tokens versus 33K.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.7 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 42.0 | 31.2 |
| Rank | 124 | 278 |
| Context | 205K | 33K |
| Input $/M | $0.60 | $0.05 |
| Output $/M | $2.20 | $0.08 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- GLM-4.7: 44.0 (#79)
- Mistral Small 3: 36.5 (#207)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1454 | 1246 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1435 | — |
| SciCode | 45.1% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 45.3% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 50.4% |
| ALE-Bench | 399.48 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- GLM-4.7: 26.5 (#103)
- Mistral Small 3: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 33.4% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 2,377 | — |

## Reasoning

- GLM-4.7: 24.3 (#164)
- Mistral Small 3: 18.9 (#273)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 6% | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1233 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 143.51 | 127.07 |
| SimpleBench | 47.7% | — |
| CritPt | 1.7% | — |

## Math

- GLM-4.7: 38.6 (#135)
- Mistral Small 3: 16.3 (#295)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 83.3% | 6.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1423 | 1240 |
| ProofBench | 6% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 2.4% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 0% | — |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.7: 47.0 (#80)
- Mistral Small 3: 25.1 (#263)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | 47.3% |
| LMArena Expert | 1424 | 1202 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 32.2% | — |
| Confabulations | — | 25.2% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 11.7% | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-4.7: 52.8 (#79)
- Mistral Small 3: 37.3 (#236)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 1198 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1204 |
| LMArena French | 1432 | 1203 |
| LMArena German | 1424 | 1211 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1439 | 1111 |
| LMArena Korean | 1399 | 1188 |
| LMArena Russian | 1423 | 1216 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1434 | — |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-4.7: 74.4 (#95)
- Mistral Small 3: 63.7 (#229)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1411 | 1214 |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.7: 42.8 (#116)
- Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#211)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1432 | 1246 |
| CL-bench | 15.9% | — |
| CL-bench Life | 10.9% | — |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-4.7: 60.9 (#93)
- Mistral Small 3: 32.2 (#280)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1435 | 1234 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 1195 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1413 | 707 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1446 | 1217 |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-4.7 better than Mistral Small 3?

GLM-4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3 costs 17× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-4.7's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

### Which is cheaper, GLM-4.7 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-4.7 lists at $0.60 and $2.20.

### Is GLM-4.7 or Mistral Small 3 better for coding?

GLM-4.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 36.5 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

GLM-4.7 does, with 205K tokens against 33K.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-4.7 and Mistral Small 3 share?

21 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.7 has 36 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3 has 24.