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GLM-5.1 vs Mistral Medium 3.5 128B

Head-to-head comparison across 1benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

GLM-5.1

82

VS

Mistral Medium 3.5 128B

78

0 categoriesvs1 categories

Verified leaderboard positions: GLM-5.1 #29 · Mistral Medium 3.5 128B unranked

Pick GLM-5.1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Mistral Medium 3.5 128B only becomes the better choice if coding is the priority or you need the larger 256K context window.

Category Radar

Head-to-Head by Category

Category Breakdown

Coding

Mistral Medium 3.5 128B
60.9vs77.6

+16.7 difference

Operational Comparison

GLM-5.1

Mistral Medium 3.5 128B

Price (per 1M tokens)

$1.4 / $4.4

$1.5 / $7.5

Speed

N/A

N/A

Latency (first answer)

N/A

N/A

Context Window

203K

256K

Quick Verdict

Pick GLM-5.1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Mistral Medium 3.5 128B only becomes the better choice if coding is the priority or you need the larger 256K context window.

GLM-5.1 is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 82 to 78. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is also the more expensive model on tokens at $1.50 input / $7.50 output per 1M tokens, versus $1.40 input / $4.40 output per 1M tokens for GLM-5.1. Mistral Medium 3.5 128B gives you the larger context window at 256K, compared with 203K for GLM-5.1.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, GLM-5.1 or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?

GLM-5.1 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 82 to 78.

Which is better for coding, GLM-5.1 or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?

Mistral Medium 3.5 128B has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 77.6 versus 60.9. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench Hard is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

GLM-5.1
API / mo$4,350
Self-host / mo$18,221
Break-even264M/day
Mistral Medium 3.5 128B
API / mo$6,750
Self-host / moN/A
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: June 12, 2026

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