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GLM 5.3 (batch) Open vs Mistral Large 4 Open

GLM 5.3 (batch) vs Mistral Large 4 compared — price per token, context window, multimodality, openness and which to choose. Full 2026 breakdown.

Prices & specs refreshed from live data · olud.ai

Open-model prices = cheapest provider via OpenRouter; official maker rates may be higher.

GLM 5.3 (batch)OpenZ.AI
$0.45 /M input
$2 /M outputNo per-token fees if you self-host
TypeOpen-weight
Context window1M tokens
MultimodalNo
Self-hostYes
Mistral Large 4OpenMistral AI
$1.36 /M input
$4.18 /M outputNo per-token fees if you self-host
TypeOpen-weight
Context window1M tokens
MultimodalYes
Self-hostYes
Choose GLM 5.3 (batch) for the lower output price ($2/M vs $4.18/M). It also gives you the larger 1M context window.

GLM 5.3 (batch) vs Mistral Large 4 specs

SpecGLM 5.3 (batch)Mistral Large 4Winner
MakerZ.AIMistral AI–
TypeOpen-weightOpen-weight–
Context window1M tokens1M tokens= Tie
Input price$0.45/M · free self-host$1.36/M · free self-hostGLM 5.3 (batch)
Output price$2/M · free self-host$4.18/M · free self-hostGLM 5.3 (batch)
Vision / multimodalNoYesMistral Large 4
Tool / function callingYesYes= Tie
Self-hostableYesYes= Tie
LicenseMITApache 2.0–

Price gap & when to choose each

2.1×cheaper per output token

GLM 5.3 (batch) is ~2.1× cheaper than Mistral Large 4 on output tokens ($2 vs $4.18 per M tokens).

Choose GLM 5.3 (batch) if…
  • You want to self-host or run on your cloud
  • You prioritize data privacy & control
  • You want the lowest operating costs
  • You are building open or reproducible AI
Choose Mistral Large 4 if…
  • You want to self-host or run on your cloud
  • You prioritize data privacy & control
  • You are building open or reproducible AI

Feature comparison

CapabilityGLM 5.3 (batch)Mistral Large 4
Open weights (downloadable)✓✓
Self-hostable✓✓
Runs fully offline✓✓
Vision / multimodal✗✓
Tool / function calling✓✓
1M+ context window✓✓

Benchmarks: GLM 5.3 (batch) vs Mistral Large 4

Independent benchmark scores measured by Artificial Analysis. Higher is better (except latency).

GLM 5.3 (batch)
Mistral Large 4
Intelligence index
44.8
38.4
Coding index
74.8
–
GPQA
91.7%
–
Humanity's Last Exam
42.3%
35%
Long Context Reasoning
79.7%
81.3%
SciCode
59%
54.2%
τ-Bench Banking
50.3%
–
Terminal-Bench
83.9%
–
Speed
64.3 tok/s
79.4 tok/s
Latency
2.97s
1.03s
Intelligence per $
20.8
18.6

Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis.

How GLM 5.3 (batch) and Mistral Large 4 score

🤝 Neck and neck on these criteria (4.6 vs 4.8 / 5).
CriterionGLM 5.3 (batch)Mistral Large 4
Cost-efficiency4.54.0
Context window5.05.0
Openness5.05.0
Self-hosting5.05.0
Multimodality3.55.0

Scores come from live data — output price (cost), context length, open vs closed weights (openness & self-hosting) and vision/tool support (multimodality). Raw task quality isn't scored here; it depends on your benchmark — see the verdict.

What each model is

GLM 5.3 (batch) Open

Z.AI · Open-weight

GLM-5.3 is a large-scale reasoning model from Z.ai, built for complex software engineering and long-horizon agent tasks. It supports text input and output with a 1M-token context window, and improves...

Mistral Large 4 Open

Mistral AI · Open-weight

Mistral Large 4 is a frontier multimodal (text and image input) model from Mistral AI built for reasoning, coding, and agentic workloads. It offers a 1M-token context window with up...

Other models in these families

These variants are tracked but not compared here — one page per family keeps the comparison readable.

Other variants tracked
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Other variants tracked
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Frequently asked questions

GLM 5.3 (batch) vs Mistral Large 4 — which is cheaper?

GLM 5.3 (batch) is cheaper on output ($2/M vs $4.18/M).

Which has the larger context window?

GLM 5.3 (batch) offers the larger context window (1M tokens).

GLM 5.3 (batch) vs Mistral Large 4 — which should I pick in 2026?

Choose GLM 5.3 (batch) for the lower output price ($2/M vs $4.18/M). It also gives you the larger 1M context window.

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