Model comparison
Mistral Small 4 vs Z-1
Head-to-head evidence from 0 shared benchmark results across 0 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Mistral Small 4 #140 (Estimated); Z-1 #143 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Mistral Small 4 and Z-1 share 0 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 16 results are unique to Mistral Small 4; 0 to Z-1.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 0
- Mistral Small 4 only
- 16
- Z-1 only
- 0
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Mistral Small 4 and Z-1 is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 0 shared benchmark results across 0 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM does not have sourced benchmark coverage for Z-1 yet. This comparison is currently limited to metadata such as context window, reasoning mode, and pricing where available.
Mistral Small 4 has the larger context window at 256K, compared with 128K for Z-1.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Mistral Small 4 | Z-1 | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Mistral Small 4$0.15 input / $0.6 output | Z-1Not available | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Mistral Small 4175 tok/s | Z-1Not available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Mistral Small 40.64 s | Z-1Not available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Mistral Small 4256K | Z-1128K | Mistral Small 4 lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic4 benchmarks
Coding2 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 4 | Z-1 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 19.6% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 76.9% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | 9.5% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -29.9% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 22.1% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 66.8% | — | Not comparable |
Multimodal1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 4 | Z-1 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | 56.8% | — | Not comparable |
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 4 | Z-1 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 48.2% | — | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Mistral Small 4 and Z-1 on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Mistral Small 4 and Z-1 today?
Mistral Small 4: $0.15 input / $0.60 output per 1M tokens Z-1: Pricing unavailable Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
Self-host vs API cost
Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.
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