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Mistral Large 3 2512 vs GLM 5 Turbo

Mistral Large 3 2512 (Mistral AI) and GLM 5 Turbo (Z.ai) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 19 August 2026

As of 19 August 2026, GLM 5 Turbo holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#39 vs #40); Mistral Large 3 2512 is 2.7× cheaper per output token ($1.50/1M vs $4.00/1M); and Mistral Large 3 2512 offers the longer context window (262K vs 203K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Mistral Large 3 2512 if…

  • API cost matters — $1.50/1M output tokens against $4.00/1M, about 2.7× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.50/1M against $1.20/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 203K.

Choose GLM 5 Turbo if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #39 against #40 (53.9 vs 53.0 points).
  • you want the more recently listed model — GLM 5 Turbo was listed 15 March 2026, Mistral Large 3 2512 1 December 2025.

Mistral Large 3 2512 vs GLM 5 Turbo: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Mistral Large 3 2512 and GLM 5 Turbo
FieldMistral Large 3 2512Mistral AIGLM 5 TurboZ.ai
ModelCap Index position#40#39
Index score53.053.9
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.50$1.20
Output price / 1M tokens$1.50$4.00
Context window262K tokens203K tokens
Max output tokens—131K
API providers listed11
Weight accessAPI onlyAPI only
Input modalitiesText, Image, FileText
First listed1 December 202515 March 2026
PublisherMistral AIZ.ai

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Mistral Large 3 2512 vs GLM 5 Turbo

Public benchmark boards where Mistral Large 3 2512 or GLM 5 Turbo has a published result
BoardMistral Large 3 2512GLM 5 TurboLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14681463–1474—Only one result
WildClawBench OpenClawWildClawBench—33.9Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—39.1intelligence-indexOnly one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Mistral Large 3 2512 vs GLM 5 Turbo: common questions

Is Mistral Large 3 2512 better than GLM 5 Turbo?

GLM 5 Turbo ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 19 August 2026: #39 against #40. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Mistral Large 3 2512 cheaper than GLM 5 Turbo?

Mistral Large 3 2512 is cheaper on output tokens: $1.50/1M against $4.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.50/1M for Mistral Large 3 2512 and $1.20/1M for GLM 5 Turbo. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Mistral Large 3 2512 or GLM 5 Turbo?

Mistral Large 3 2512 has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 203K.

Which is better for coding, Mistral Large 3 2512 or GLM 5 Turbo?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Mistral Large 3 2512 and GLM 5 Turbo open-weight models?

Mistral Large 3 2512: API only. GLM 5 Turbo: API only. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Mistral Large 3 2512 and GLM 5 Turbo?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Mistral Large 3 2512 and 1 for GLM 5 Turbo, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Mistral Large 3 2512 vs GLM 5 Turbo comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 19 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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