# Apertus v1.5 8B vs Mistral Large 4 (slim)

> Apertus v1.5 8B scores 61 (C) to Mistral Large 4's 54.6 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Apertus v1.5 8B scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Mistral Large 4's 54.6 (C), and leads in 1 of 4 scored categories. Mistral Large 4 leads on reach and agent interface. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Apertus v1.5 8B: C 61, rank #37 of 117 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apertus-v1-5-8b.min.md
- Mistral Large 4: C 54.6, rank #92 of 117 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mistral-large-4.min.md
- Apertus v1.5 8B, good for Agents that want a fully open, multilingual 8B with image and audio input on one 24 GB GPU, and can run a publisher fork of vLLM. Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 84 against 64.
- Mistral Large 4, good for Operators with an 8-GPU Blackwell or H200 node who want a frontier-sized open model for coding agents and defensive security, with a hosted twin on Mistral's API. Ahead on Reach, 50 against 40; Agent interface, 95 against 85.

| Category | Apertus v1.5 8B | Mistral Large 4 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 50 |
| Risk (20%) | 75 | 75 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 95 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 84 | 64 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Apertus v1.5 8B | Mistral Large 4 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Swiss AI Initiative (EPFL and ETH Zurich) | Mistral AI |
| Licence | Apache-2.0, with the Apertus Acceptable Use Policy (v1.5, 14 July 2026) accepted at the download gate | Mistral Ecosystem Open-Weight License (modified MIT) |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-29 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | none |