# Mistral Large 4 vs SmolLM3-3B (slim)

> SmolLM3-3B 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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SmolLM3-3B 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 risk, agent interface and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Mistral Large 4: C 54.6, rank #92 of 117 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mistral-large-4.min.md
- SmolLM3-3B: C 61, rank #52 of 117 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/smollm3-3b.min.md
- 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 Risk, 75 against 65; Agent interface, 95 against 80; Documentation and upkeep, 64 against 54.
- SmolLM3-3B, good for Agents that want a small, fully transparent tool-calling cousin on a laptop, CPU or edge device Ahead on Reach, 85 against 50.

| Category | Mistral Large 4 | SmolLM3-3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 75 | 65 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 95 | 80 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 64 | 54 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Mistral Large 4 | SmolLM3-3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Mistral AI | Hugging Face |
| Licence | Mistral Ecosystem Open-Weight License (modified MIT) | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-29 | 2025-09-10 |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.3/5 (4) |