Model comparison

GLM-5.2 vs Mistral Medium 3.5

Compare GLM-5.2 vs Mistral Medium 3.5 API pricing: input/output token costs, cache pricing, context windows, workload estimates, and routing fit.

GLM-5.2

cloudflare · glm-5.2

Input
$1.4
Output
$4.4
Context
262.1K

Mistral Medium 3.5

mistral · mistral/mistral-medium-3-5

Input
$1.5
Output
$7.5
Context
262.1K

Quick take

GLM-5.2 has the lower input price at $1.4 per 1M input tokens. GLM-5.2 is cheaper for the example blended workload below. GLM-5.2 has the larger context window at 262.1K tokens.

Choose GLM-5.2 if...

  • GLM-5.2 is the better default for cost-sensitive traffic and repeated high-volume calls.

Choose Mistral Medium 3.5 if...

  • Mistral Medium 3.5 is required if images, screenshots, or visual documents are part of the workflow.

Example workload cost

Estimates use input tokens plus 20% output tokens. They exclude provider discounts, cache hits, and tool/search surcharges.

Workload GLM-5.2 Mistral Medium 3.5 Cheaper
1M input + 200K output $2.28 $3.00 GLM-5.2
10M input + 2M output $22.80 $30.00 GLM-5.2
100M input + 20M output $228.00 $300.00 GLM-5.2

Context, output, and capability fit

GLM-5.2 provides the larger context window. Check max output separately when the task needs long reports, code generation, or full-document rewrites.

GLM-5.2 max output
n/a
Mistral Medium 3.5 max output
n/a
GLM-5.2 features
prompt caching, function calling
Mistral Medium 3.5 features
prompt caching, function calling, vision

Risk notes for GLM-5.2

  • No major capability risk is flagged in this snapshot, but provider pages should still be verified before production routing.

Risk notes for Mistral Medium 3.5

  • No major capability risk is flagged in this snapshot, but provider pages should still be verified before production routing.

Routing tags

frontierreasoningcodingagentslong-contextopen-weightcache-friendlyraglocal-openmultimodalenterprise

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