text model comparison
GLM-5.3-Flash vs Mistral Large 4
GLM-5.3-Flash and Mistral Large 4 are both current text models, from Z.ai and Mistral AI. GLM-5.3-Flash is 79% cheaper per 1M input tokens than Mistral Large 4, $0.15 vs $0.70. On Arena Text, GLM-5.3-Flash scores 1477 Elo and Mistral Large 4 1432 Elo (Arena, measured October 28, 2026). Both accept 1,000,000 tokens of context.
- Higher Arena Text
- GLM-5.3-Flash1477 Elo against 1432 Elo
- Lower price per 1M input tokens
- GLM-5.3-Flash$0.15 against $0.70
- Newer release
- Mistral Large 4Oct 2026 against Aug 2026
Data verified November 3, 2026 · Dataset 2026-11-03
Side by side
GLM-5.3-Flash 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 | GLM-5.3-Flash | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Price per 1M input tokens | $0.15 (better) | $0.70 |
| Price per 1M output tokens | $0.50 (better) | $2.10 |
| Independent benchmarks | ||
| Arena Text | 1477 Elo (#19 of 51) (better) | 1432 Elo (#40 of 51) |
| Arena WebDev | 1607 Elo (#23 of 45) (better) | 1544 Elo (#32 of 45) |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (v2) | 55.8% (#33 of 42) (better) | 46.3% (#36 of 42) |
| GPQA Diamond | 90.2% (#28 of 41) | 90.2% (#28 of 41) |
| SimpleQA Verified | Not measured | 22.4% (#36 of 38) |
| Specs | ||
| Provider | Z.ai | Mistral AI |
| Release date | August 26, 2026 | October 6, 2026 |
| Access | API and open weights | API and open weights |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | 128,000 tokens | Not reported |
| Input | text, image, video | text, image |
| Output | text | text |
Charts
Against every current text model
Where GLM-5.3-Flash and Mistral Large 4 land among the current models of their task, on every independent benchmark, on price and on context.
Where each stands
On Arena Text, GLM-5.3-Flash ranks #19 and Mistral Large 4 #40 of 51 current models. Each bar is the share of current models it beats: on score, price and context.
Independent benchmarks
Arena Text
GLM-5.3-Flash:#19of 51
1,477 Elo · ahead of 62%
Mistral Large 4:#40of 51
1,432 Elo · ahead of 22%
Arena WebDev
GLM-5.3-Flash:#23of 45
1,607 Elo · ahead of 50%
Mistral Large 4:#32of 45
1,544 Elo · ahead of 30%
FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (v2)
GLM-5.3-Flash:#33of 42
55.8% · ahead of 22%
Mistral Large 4:#36of 42
46.3% · ahead of 15%
GPQA Diamond
GLM-5.3-Flash:#28of 41
90.2% · ahead of 30%
Mistral Large 4:#28of 41
90.2% · ahead of 30%
SimpleQA Verified
GLM-5.3-Flash: Not scored
Mistral Large 4:#36of 38
22.4% · ahead of 5%
Price and context
Price per 1M input tokens
GLM-5.3-Flash:#5of 52
$0.15 · cheaper than 90%
Mistral Large 4:#19of 52
$0.70 · cheaper than 65%
Price per 1M output tokens
GLM-5.3-Flash:#3of 52
$0.50 · cheaper than 92%
Mistral Large 4:#16of 52
$2.10 · cheaper than 71%
Context window
GLM-5.3-Flash:#26of 64
1M tokens · longer than 22%
Mistral Large 4:#26of 64
1M tokens · longer than 22%
Quality against price
GLM-5.3-Flash scores 1,477 at $0.238; 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, Mistral Large 4 costs 4.5 times as much as GLM-5.3-Flash, at each provider's listed rates.
10M input and 2M output tokens
Mistral Large 4 costs 4.5× as much
- GLM-5.3-Flash
- $2.50
- Mistral Large 4
- $11.20
The same, with 9M of the input tokens cached
Mistral Large 4 costs 3.9× as much
- GLM-5.3-Flash
- $1.42
- Mistral Large 4
- $5.53
| Workload or rate | GLM-5.3-Flash | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Example workloads | ||
| 10M input and 2M output tokens | $2.50 (better) | $11.20 |
| The same, with 9M of the input tokens cached | $1.42 (better) | $5.53 |
| Other listed rates | ||
| 1M input tokens, cached | $0.03 (better) | $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
GLM-5.3-Flash
Where it leads
- Lower input and output prices, $0.15 and $0.50 vs $0.70 and $2.10 per 1M tokens
- Higher Arena Text score, 1477 Elo vs 1432 Elo
- Higher Arena WebDev score, 1607 Elo vs 1544 Elo
- Higher FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (v2) score, 55.8% vs 46.3%
- Accepts video input
- Cheaper cached input, $0.03 vs $0.07 per 1M tokens
Best for
- Low-cost coding from screenshots or screen recordings
- Document and research agents on a budget
Watch out for
- Thinking cannot be disabled
- A faster GLM-5.3-FlashX is a separate model id at $0.37 input and $1.25 output per 1M tokens
Mistral Large 4
Where it leads
No measured lead over GLM-5.3-Flash in this data.
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
Building on GLM-5.3-Flash or Mistral Large 4?
Public scores rarely hold on your own data. We test both models on your real tasks, then build the agent or pipeline around the one that wins.
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FAQ
GLM-5.3-Flash vs Mistral Large 4 FAQ
Which is cheaper, GLM-5.3-Flash or Mistral Large 4?
GLM-5.3-Flash is 79% cheaper per 1M input tokens than Mistral Large 4, $0.15 vs $0.70. For 10M input and 2M output tokens, GLM-5.3-Flash costs $2.50 and Mistral Large 4 $11.20 at standard rates.
Which is cheaper with prompt caching, GLM-5.3-Flash or Mistral Large 4?
GLM-5.3-Flash charges $0.03 per 1M cached input tokens, 80% below its standard input rate, and Mistral Large 4 $0.07, 90% below. With 9M of 10M input tokens cached and 2M output tokens, GLM-5.3-Flash costs $1.42 and Mistral Large 4 $5.53.
Which scores higher on independent benchmarks, GLM-5.3-Flash or Mistral Large 4?
GLM-5.3-Flash leads on Arena Text, 1477 Elo to 1432 Elo; GLM-5.3-Flash leads on Arena WebDev, 1607 Elo to 1544 Elo; GLM-5.3-Flash leads on FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (v2), 55.8% to 46.3%. Scores are independent evaluations, not either vendor's launch figures.
Which has the larger context window, GLM-5.3-Flash or Mistral Large 4?
Both accept 1,000,000 tokens of context.
How do GLM-5.3-Flash and Mistral Large 4 differ in features?
GLM-5.3-Flash takes text, image and video input; Mistral Large 4 takes text and image.
Further reading
More on GLM-5.3-Flash and Mistral Large 4
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Production evaluation
Choosing between GLM-5.3-Flash and Mistral Large 4?
Public benchmarks narrow the shortlist. We run both on your own tasks, data and cost limits, then build the routing and review controls to run the winner in production.
- A head-to-head evaluation on your real workload
- Routing between models by cost and difficulty