Compare/GLM-4.5 (Reasoning) vs Mistral Medium 3.1

GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)vsMistral Medium 3.1

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)

Input
$0.49/M
Output
$1.9/M
Speed
48 tok/s
TTFT
0.78s
Mistral

Mistral Medium 3.1

Input
$0.4/M
Output
$2/M
Speed
75 tok/s
TTFT
0.39s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Mistral Medium 3.1
Faster (tok/s)
Mistral Medium 3.1
Lower Latency
Mistral Medium 3.1
Benchmarks (12-0)
GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGLM-4.5 (Reasoning)Mistral Medium 3.1
Input ($/M tokens)$0.49$0.4
Output ($/M tokens)$1.9$2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)$0.68
Mistral Medium 3.1$0.60

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)
48 tok/s
Mistral Medium 3.1
75 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)
0.78s
Mistral Medium 3.1
0.39s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
26.421.3
Coding Index
26.318.3
Math Index
73.738.3
GPQA Diamond
78.2%58.8%
MMLU-Pro
83.5%68.3%
LiveCodeBench
73.8%40.6%
AIME 2025
73.7%38.3%
MATH-500
97.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
12.2%4.4%
SciCode
34.8%33.8%
IFBench
44.1%39.8%
TerminalBench
22.0%10.6%
GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)12 wins
0 winsMistral Medium 3.1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, GLM-4.5 (Reasoning) or Mistral Medium 3.1?

Mistral Medium 3.1 is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.80/M tokens vs $0.84/M for GLM-4.5 (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GLM-4.5 (Reasoning) wins 12 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Mistral Medium 3.1. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Mistral Medium 3.1 generates tokens faster at 75 tok/s vs 48 tok/s. However, Mistral Medium 3.1 has lower time-to-first-token (0.39s vs 0.78s).

When should I use GLM-4.5 (Reasoning) vs Mistral Medium 3.1?

Choose based on your priorities: Mistral Medium 3.1 for lower cost, GLM-4.5 (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Mistral Medium 3.1 for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.