text model comparison
Glimpse vs Mistral Large 4
Glimpse and Mistral Large 4 are both current text models, from Elorian and Mistral AI. Glimpse is 14% cheaper per 1M input tokens than Mistral Large 4, $0.60 vs $0.70.
- Lower price per 1M input tokens
- Glimpse$0.60 against $0.70
- Newer release
- GlimpseOct 2026 against Oct 2026
Data verified November 3, 2026 · Dataset 2026-11-03
Side by side
Glimpse and Mistral Large 4, line by line
Prices in effect today, compared at the same tier wherever both list one. The better value in each row is highlighted.
| Fact | Glimpse | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Price per 1M input tokens | $0.60 (better) | $0.70 |
| Price per 1M output tokens | $3 | $2.10 (better) |
| Independent benchmarks | ||
| Arena Text | Not measured | 1432 Elo (#40 of 51) |
| Arena WebDev | Not measured | 1544 Elo (#32 of 45) |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (v2) | Not measured | 46.3% (#36 of 42) |
| GPQA Diamond | Not measured | 90.2% (#28 of 41) |
| SimpleQA Verified | Not measured | 22.4% (#36 of 38) |
| Specs | ||
| Provider | Elorian | Mistral AI |
| Release date | October 16, 2026 | October 6, 2026 |
| Access | API only | API and open weights |
| Context window | Not reported | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | Not reported | Not reported |
| Input | text, image, video | text, image |
| Output | text | text |
No independent benchmark has scored both models yet. Each rank counts the current models scored on that benchmark.
Charts
Against every current text model
Where Glimpse and Mistral Large 4 land among the current models of their task, on every independent benchmark, on price and on context.
Where each stands
Only Mistral Large 4 has a current Arena Text score: #40 of 51. Each bar is the share of current models it beats.
Independent benchmarks
Arena Text
Glimpse: Not scored
Mistral Large 4:#40of 51
1,432 Elo · ahead of 22%
Arena WebDev
Glimpse: Not scored
Mistral Large 4:#32of 45
1,544 Elo · ahead of 30%
FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (v2)
Glimpse: Not scored
Mistral Large 4:#36of 42
46.3% · ahead of 15%
GPQA Diamond
Glimpse: Not scored
Mistral Large 4:#28of 41
90.2% · ahead of 30%
SimpleQA Verified
Glimpse: Not scored
Mistral Large 4:#36of 38
22.4% · ahead of 5%
Price and context
Price per 1M input tokens
Glimpse:#18of 52
$0.60 · cheaper than 67%
Mistral Large 4:#19of 52
$0.70 · cheaper than 65%
Price per 1M output tokens
Glimpse:#21of 52
$3 · cheaper than 59%
Mistral Large 4:#16of 52
$2.10 · cheaper than 71%
Context window
Glimpse: Not listed
Mistral Large 4:#26of 64
1M tokens · longer than 22%
Quality against price
Mistral Large 4 scores 1,432 at $1.05 (blended price per 1M tokens). The line joins the current models no other beats on both price and Arena Text score; hover any point to name it.
Quality against price: the data
| Model | Provider | Blended price per 1M tokens | Arena Text (Elo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 4 Argon | $4 | 1,520 | |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | Anthropic | $8 | 1,509 |
| Muse Wonder | Meta | $8 | 1,507 |
| Claude Fable 5 | Anthropic | $20 | 1,504 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | Anthropic | $20 | 1,504 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | $1.50 | 1,496 | |
| Muse Spark 1.3 | Meta | $2 | 1,495 |
| Claude Opus 5 | Anthropic | $10 | 1,492 |
| Kimi K3 | Moonshot Kimi | $6 | 1,488 |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | OpenAI | $8 | 1,485 |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | $3 | 1,483 | |
| GPT-5.5 | OpenAI | $11 | 1,482 |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | Anthropic | $10 | 1,482 |
| Qwen3.8-Max | Alibaba Qwen | $3 | 1,482 |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | OpenAI | $4 | 1,481 |
| GLM-5.3 | Z.ai | $2.15 | 1,481 |
| MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Xiaomi MiMo | $0.54 | 1,480 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Anthropic | $4 | 1,477 |
| GLM-5.3-Flash | Z.ai | $0.24 | 1,477 |
| GPT-6 Astra | OpenAI | $20 | 1,476 |
| DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash | DeepSeek | $0.52 | 1,476 |
| GPT-5.4 | OpenAI | $5.63 | 1,475 |
| Gemini 3 Flash Preview | $1.13 | 1,473 | |
| Grok 4.20 | xAI | $1.56 | 1,472 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | OpenAI | $4.50 | 1,467 |
| Grok 4.5 | xAI | $3 | 1,465 |
| DeepSeek-V4-Pro | DeepSeek | $1.98 | 1,465 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Anthropic | $4 | 1,462 |
| GPT-6 Sol | OpenAI | $4 | 1,458 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | $0.85 | 1,456 | |
| Grok 4.6 | xAI | $3 | 1,455 |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.45 | 1,453 |
| MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Xiaomi MiMo | $0.18 | 1,448 |
| Step 5 Preview | StepFun | $1.43 | 1,448 |
| Grok 4.3 | xAI | $1.56 | 1,442 |
| GPT-6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.20 | 1,441 |
| Grok 4.7 | xAI | $3 | 1,441 |
| Mistral Large 4 | Mistral AI | $1.05 | 1,432 |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | Anthropic | $0.20 | 1,425 |
| GPT-4.1 | OpenAI | $3.50 | 1,415 |
| Solar Pro 4 | Upstage | $0.52 | 1,388 |
| GPT-4.1 mini | OpenAI | $0.70 | 1,383 |
| GPT-4.1 nano | OpenAI | $0.18 | 1,322 |
Cost
What each costs
Example workloads at each provider's listed rates, then every other rate either one lists. The cheaper figure in each row is highlighted.
The same work, priced
For 10M input and 2M output tokens, Glimpse costs 1.1 times as much as Mistral Large 4, at each provider's listed rates.
10M input and 2M output tokens
Glimpse costs 1.1× as much
- Glimpse
- $12
- Mistral Large 4
- $11.20
| Workload or rate | Glimpse | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Example workloads | ||
| 10M input and 2M output tokens | $12 | $11.20 (better) |
| The same, with 9M of the input tokens cached | Not listed | $5.53 |
| Other listed rates | ||
| 1M input tokens, cached | Not listed | $0.07 |
Your own bill will differ. These figures use list prices and example workloads. The AI Model Cost Audit reviews your real usage, shortlists models that score as well for each task for less, and estimates the savings.
Launch price $100, regular price $150
Verdict
When to choose each
Glimpse
Where it leads
- Lower price per 1M input tokens, $0.60 vs $0.70
- Accepts video input
Best for
- Visual question answering over charts, scenes and short videos
- Counting and captioning at a lower price than frontier multimodal models
Watch out for
- In Elorian's own table GPT-6 Astra scores higher on six of the twelve evaluations, including TOMATO temporal reasoning and Video-MME v2
- Post-trained on an open-weights base model Elorian does not name; it publishes no context window or output limit, and no independent benchmark score is recorded here yet
Mistral Large 4
Where it leads
- Lower price per 1M output tokens, $2.10 vs $3
- Lower cost for 10M input and 2M output tokens, $11.20 vs $12
- Open weights you can run yourself
- A cached-input rate, $0.07 per 1M tokens
Best for
- Self-hosted or European data-residency deployments that want a frontier-scale multimodal model
- Coding and security agents where open weights and a low API price both matter
Watch out for
- The API model is still labelled a public preview, and the open weights are a further-trained build of the October 6 preview
- Businesses that sell it as a hosted model service need a separate commercial licence from Mistral
- Running the open weights moves cost to your own GPUs, which the token rates here do not represent
- Epoch AI measured 22.4% on SimpleQA Verified for the open-weight build, low for its size, so check factual recall on your own questions
From benchmark to production
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FAQ
Glimpse vs Mistral Large 4 FAQ
Which is cheaper, Glimpse or Mistral Large 4?
Glimpse is 14% cheaper per 1M input tokens than Mistral Large 4, $0.60 vs $0.70. For 10M input and 2M output tokens, Glimpse costs $12 and Mistral Large 4 $11.20 at standard rates.
Do Glimpse and Mistral Large 4 discount cached input?
Mistral Large 4 lists a cached-input rate of $0.07 per 1M tokens, 90% below its standard input rate. No cached-input rate is listed for Glimpse.
How do Glimpse and Mistral Large 4 differ in features?
Glimpse takes text, image and video input; Mistral Large 4 takes text and image.
Can I run Glimpse or Mistral Large 4 myself?
Mistral Large 4 is released as open weights you can run yourself; Glimpse is available through its provider's API only.
Further reading
More on Glimpse and Mistral Large 4
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Production evaluation
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