Mistral vs GLM
The short answer. The cheapest Mistral model we track, Ministral 3 3B, costs $0.100 per million output tokens and $0.100 per million input tokens. The cheapest GLM model, GLM-OCR, costs $0.030 per million output tokens and $0.030 per million input tokens. At the entry level, GLM is 3.3 times cheaper than Mistral on output tokens. Prices read on 27 October 2026 and 3 November 2026.
This page compares what Mistral AI and Z.ai charge through their APIs. Every price below carries the day we read it and links to the page it came from. We do not rank quality: we tell you what each model costs, and since when.
At the top of each range
- Among Mistral models that carry a relayed score, the highest on the Artificial Analysis intelligence index is Mistral Large 4, at 26.0, sold by OpenRouter at $2.10 per million output tokens.
- Among GLM models that carry a relayed score, the highest on the Artificial Analysis intelligence index is GLM 5.2, at 33.7, sold by OpenRouter at $6.80 per million output tokens.
The index is produced by Artificial Analysis and relayed through OpenRouter's catalogue. It is not our measurement; we record it as a level 4 source and show it next to the price we read. A model without a score here has not been scored yet, which is not the same as scoring low.
Every model, side by side
Mistral models
9 standard offers, from the prices Mistral AI publishes itself.
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Read on | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministral 3 3B | $0.100 | $0.100 | 3 November 2026 | Mistral AI | |
| Ministral 3 8B | $0.150 | $0.150 | 3 November 2026 | Mistral AI | |
| Ministral 3 14B | $0.200 | $0.200 | 3 November 2026 | Mistral AI | |
| Z.ai GLM 5.3 Flash | $0.150 | $0.500 | 3 November 2026 | Mistral AI | |
| Mistral Small 4 | $0.150 | $0.600 | 3 November 2026 | Mistral AI | |
| Codestral | $0.300 | $0.900 | 3 November 2026 | Mistral AI | |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | $0.300 | $1.20 | 3 November 2026 | Mistral AI | |
| Mistral Large 4 | $0.700 | $2.10 | 3 November 2026 | Mistral AI | |
| GLM 5.3 | $1.40 | $4.40 | 3 November 2026 | Mistral AI |
GLM models
19 standard offers, from the prices Z.ai publishes itself.
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Read on | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM-OCR | $0.030 | $0.030 | 27 October 2026 | Z.ai | |
| GLM-4-32B-0414-128K | $0.100 | $0.100 | 27 October 2026 | Z.ai | |
| GLM-4.6V-FlashX | $0.040 | $0.400 | 27 October 2026 | Z.ai | |
| GLM-4.7-FlashX | $0.070 | $0.400 | 27 October 2026 | Z.ai | |
| GLM-5.3-Flash | $0.150 | $0.500 | 3 November 2026 | Z.ai | |
| GLM-4.6V | $0.300 | $0.900 | 3 November 2026 | Z.ai | |
| GLM-4.5-Air | $0.200 | $1.10 | 3 November 2026 | Z.ai | |
| GLM-5.3-FlashX | $0.370 | $1.25 | 27 October 2026 | Z.ai | |
| GLM-5.3-FlashX-Legal | $0.370 | $1.25 | 29 October 2026 | Z.ai | |
| GLM-4.5V | $0.600 | $1.80 | 3 November 2026 | Z.ai | |
| GLM-4.5 | $0.600 | $2.20 | 3 November 2026 | Z.ai | |
| GLM-4.6 | $0.600 | $2.20 | 3 November 2026 | Z.ai | |
| GLM-4.7 | $0.600 | $2.20 | 3 November 2026 | Z.ai | |
| GLM-5 | $1.00 | $3.20 | 3 November 2026 | Z.ai | |
| GLM-5.1 | $1.40 | $4.40 | 3 November 2026 | Z.ai | |
| GLM-5.2 | $1.40 | $4.40 | 3 November 2026 | Z.ai | |
| GLM-5.3 | $1.40 | $4.40 | 3 November 2026 | Z.ai | |
| GLM-4.5-AirX | $1.10 | $4.50 | 27 October 2026 | Z.ai | |
| GLM-4.5-X | $2.20 | $8.90 | 27 October 2026 | Z.ai |
How these prices have moved
We hold dated captures of these models' prices back to 26 March 2024. We did not observe these values ourselves: they were recovered from public captures of OpenRouter's catalogue, and each links to its capture so you can check it without trusting us. Largest moves on output price:
| Model | Before | After | Change | Captured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral: Mistral Nemo | $0.001 | $0.050 | +4900% | 14 July 2025 |
| Mistral: Devstral 2 2512 | $0.220 | $2.00 | +809% | 19 February 2026 |
| Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | $0.900 | $6.00 | +567% | 20 October 2025 |
| Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B | $0.110 | $0.560 | +409% | 19 February 2026 |
| Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B | $0.110 | $0.560 | +409% | 23 April 2026 |
| Z.ai: GLM 4.5 | $0.200 | $0.800064 | +300% | 12 August 2025 |
Questions
Which is cheaper, Mistral or GLM?
The cheapest Mistral model we track, Ministral 3 3B, costs $0.100 per million output tokens and $0.100 per million input tokens. The cheapest GLM model, GLM-OCR, costs $0.030 per million output tokens and $0.030 per million input tokens. At the entry level, GLM is 3.3 times cheaper than Mistral on output tokens. Prices read on 27 October 2026 and 3 November 2026.
What is the cheapest Mistral model?
Ministral 3 3B, at $0.100 per million output tokens, read on 3 November 2026.
What is the cheapest GLM model?
GLM-OCR, at $0.030 per million output tokens, read on 27 October 2026.
Where do these prices come from?
From the price lists Mistral AI and Z.ai publish, read by our collectors. No figure on this page was produced by a language model.