Skip to content
ModelCap

Head-to-head comparison

Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs GLM 4.6V

Mistral Small 3.2 24B (Mistral AI) and GLM 4.6V (Z.ai) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, GLM 4.6V holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#77 vs #78); Mistral Small 3.2 24B is 3.6× cheaper per output token ($0.25/1M vs $0.90/1M); and Mistral Small 3.2 24B offers the longer context window (256K vs 131K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Mistral Small 3.2 24B if…

  • API cost matters — $0.25/1M output tokens against $0.90/1M, about 3.6× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.094/1M against $0.30/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 256K tokens against 131K.
  • you want provider choice — 3 listed API providers against 2.

Choose GLM 4.6V if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #77 against #78 (33.3 vs 32.7 points).
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1417 against 1412.
  • you want the more recently listed model — GLM 4.6V was listed 8 December 2025, Mistral Small 3.2 24B 20 June 2025.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs GLM 4.6V: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Mistral Small 3.2 24B and GLM 4.6V
FieldMistral Small 3.2 24BMistral AIGLM 4.6VZ.ai
ModelCap Index position#78#77
Index score32.733.3
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.094$0.30
Output price / 1M tokens$0.25$0.90
Context window256K tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens16K33K
API providers listed32
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesImage, TextImage, Text, Video
First listed20 June 20258 December 2025
PublisherMistral AIZ.ai

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs GLM 4.6V

Public benchmark boards where Mistral Small 3.2 24B or GLM 4.6V has a published result
BoardMistral Small 3.2 24BGLM 4.6VLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14121402–142214171392–1442GLM 4.6V
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—10.9intelligence-indexOnly one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

Want a different pairing? Open the interactive comparison tool to swap either model for any current ranked language model.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs GLM 4.6V: common questions

Is Mistral Small 3.2 24B better than GLM 4.6V?

GLM 4.6V ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #77 against #78. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Mistral Small 3.2 24B cheaper than GLM 4.6V?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.25/1M against $0.90/1M. Input tokens are $0.094/1M for Mistral Small 3.2 24B and $0.30/1M for GLM 4.6V. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Mistral Small 3.2 24B or GLM 4.6V?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B has the larger context window: 256K tokens against 131K.

Which is better for coding, Mistral Small 3.2 24B or GLM 4.6V?

Arena coding: Mistral Small 3.2 24B 1412, GLM 4.6V 1417 — GLM 4.6V leads.

Are Mistral Small 3.2 24B and GLM 4.6V open-weight models?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B: Open weights. GLM 4.6V: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Mistral Small 3.2 24B and GLM 4.6V?

ModelCap currently lists 3 API providers for Mistral Small 3.2 24B and 2 for GLM 4.6V, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs GLM 4.6V comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

Explore further