GLM 5 Turbo vs Mistral Large 3 2512
GLM 5 Turbo leads Mistral Large 3 2512 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 26.6 to 9.3, and Mistral Large 3 2512 costs 2.7x less per output token ($1.50 vs $4.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 10 benchmarks have a result for both.
GLM 5 Turbo or Mistral Large 3 2512: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
- Shared results
- 10
- GLM 5 Turbo only
- 6
- Mistral Large 3 2512 only
- 18
- Like-for-like categories
- 3 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
GLM 5 Turbo
GLM 5 Turbo leads, 26.6 against 9.3.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Mistral Large 3 2512 has a AA Agentic Index result, 1.0.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only Mistral Large 3 2512 has a GPQA Diamond result, 68.4%.
Directional only
Math
AIME
No call
Only Mistral Large 3 2512 has a AIME result, 42.9%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only Mistral Large 3 2512 has a MMLU Pro result, 79.8%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
GLM 5 Turbo
GLM 5 Turbo leads, 1262 against 1162.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Mistral Large 3 2512
Mistral Large 3 2512 takes 262K tokens against 203K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Mistral Large 3 2512
GLM 5 Turbo $0.0032, Mistral Large 3 2512 $0.0013 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Mistral Large 3 2512 has the number, $0.77.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- GLM 5 Turbo not benchmarked, Mistral Large 3 2512 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Web design, 17.6 points apart on average over 8 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Design Arena: SVG: GLM 5 Turbo 1205 against Mistral Large 3 2512 992, 26.6 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GLM 5 Turbo $4.00 against Mistral Large 3 2512 $1.50 per million output tokens, 2.7x apart.
- Context window
- GLM 5 Turbo takes 203K tokens, Mistral Large 3 2512 262K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | GLM 5 Turbo | Bars | Mistral Large 3 2512 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 1 | 0 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Web design | 8 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 10 | 0 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index10
| Benchmark | GLM 5 Turbo | Mistral Large 3 2512 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Coding Index | Not measured | 20.1 | Only Mistral Large 3 2512 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 55.3% | Only Mistral Large 3 2512 measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | Not measured | 41.4% | Only Mistral Large 3 2512 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 33.3% | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| ALE-Bench | 634.0 | 264.7 | GLM 5 Turbo |
| Neither model has a result on the other 34 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | GLM 5 Turbo | Mistral Large 3 2512 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 26.6 | 9.3 | GLM 5 Turbo |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5 Turbo | Mistral Large 3 2512 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | Not measured | 1.0 | Only Mistral Large 3 2512 measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 98.5% | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5 Turbo | Mistral Large 3 2512 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | Not measured | 68.4% | Only Mistral Large 3 2512 measured |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | Not measured | 66.2% | Only Mistral Large 3 2512 measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 84.7% | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 27.8% | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5 Turbo | Mistral Large 3 2512 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | Not measured | 42.9% | Only Mistral Large 3 2512 measured |
| MGSM (Vals AI) | Not measured | 85.4% | Only Mistral Large 3 2512 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5 Turbo | Mistral Large 3 2512 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | Not measured | 79.8% | Only Mistral Large 3 2512 measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 79.1% | Only Mistral Large 3 2512 measured |
| CaseLaw (Vals AI) | Not measured | 61.4% | Only Mistral Large 3 2512 measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | Not measured | 61.0% | Only Mistral Large 3 2512 measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | Not measured | 73.1% | Only Mistral Large 3 2512 measured |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | Not measured | 52.1% | Only Mistral Large 3 2512 measured |
| MedQA (Vals AI) | Not measured | 82.2% | Only Mistral Large 3 2512 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index80
| Benchmark | GLM 5 Turbo | Mistral Large 3 2512 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1262 | 1162 | GLM 5 Turbo |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1260 | 1099 | GLM 5 Turbo |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1248 | 1080 | GLM 5 Turbo |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1264 | 1136 | GLM 5 Turbo |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1247 | 1099 | GLM 5 Turbo |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1261 | 1141 | GLM 5 Turbo |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1205 | 992 | GLM 5 Turbo |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1160 | 1069 | GLM 5 Turbo |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5 Turbo | Mistral Large 3 2512 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAGE (Vals AI) | Not measured | 24.6% | Only Mistral Large 3 2512 measured |
| IFBench | 73.2% | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 71.7% | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| DTBench | Not measured | 65.1% | Only Mistral Large 3 2512 measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 16.7% | Only Mistral Large 3 2512 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5 Turbo | Mistral Large 3 2512 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Mistral Large 3 2512 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Mistral Large 3 2512 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Mistral Large 3 2512 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Z.ai GLM 5 Turbo | Mistral Large 3 2512 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Z.ai | Mistral AI |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | March 15, 2026 | December 1, 2025 |
| Context window | 203K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.20 | $0.50 |
| Output $/Mtok | $4.00 | $1.50 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | $0.77 |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GLM 5 Turbo better than Mistral Large 3 2512 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
Which is cheaper, GLM 5 Turbo or Mistral Large 3 2512?
GLM 5 Turbo costs $1.20 per million input tokens and $4.00 per million output tokens; Mistral Large 3 2512 costs $0.50 and $1.50. Cost per solved task is known for Mistral Large 3 2512 only.
Which has the bigger context window, GLM 5 Turbo or Mistral Large 3 2512?
Mistral Large 3 2512, with 262K tokens against 203K.
How many benchmarks is the GLM 5 Turbo vs Mistral Large 3 2512 comparison based on?
10 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. GLM 5 Turbo's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Mistral Large 3 2512's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.