Mistral Medium 3 vs GLM 4.7 Flash
| Signal | Mistral Medium 3 | Delta | GLM 4.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 67 | -- | |
Pricing | 98 | -2 | |
Context window size | 81 | -3 | |
Recency | 35 | -47 | |
Output Capacity | 80 | -1 | |
| Overall Result | 0 wins | of 5 | 4 wins |
Score History
14.6
current score
GLM 4.7 Flash
right now
20.9
current score
Mistral Medium 3
Mistral AI
GLM 4.7 Flash
Zhipu AI
GLM 4.7 Flash saves you $113.95/month
That's $1367.40/year compared to Mistral Medium 3 at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Mistral Medium 3 | GLM 4.7 Flash | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 15 | 21 | GLM 4.7 Flash |
| Rank | #436 | #434 | GLM 4.7 Flash |
| Quality Rank | #436 | #434 | GLM 4.7 Flash |
| Adoption Rank | #436 | #434 | GLM 4.7 Flash |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 131K | 200K | GLM 4.7 Flash |
| Pricing | $0.40/$2.00/M | $0.06/$0.40/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 67 | 67 | Mistral Medium 3 |
| Pricing | 98 | 100 | GLM 4.7 Flash |
| Context window size | 81 | 84 | GLM 4.7 Flash |
| Recency | 35 | 81 | GLM 4.7 Flash |
| Output Capacity | 80 | 81 | GLM 4.7 Flash |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 15/100 (rank #436), placing it in the top -50% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 21/100 (rank #434), placing it in the top -49% of all 290 models tracked.
GLM 4.7 Flash has a 6-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably better performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Choose Mistral Medium 3 when you need:
- Multimodal workflows that require image understanding
Choose GLM 4.7 Flash when you need:
- High-volume production workloads where API costs must be minimized
- Processing long documents or large codebases (200K token context)
- Step-by-step reasoning and chain-of-thought problem solving
- Self-hosted deployments where you need full control over the model
GLM 4.7 Flash offers 81% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $6.91/month with GLM 4.7 Flash vs $36.00/month with Mistral Medium 3 - a $29.09 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. GLM 4.7 Flash also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (200K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($0.40/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (21/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
GLM 4.7 Flash has a moderate advantage with a 6.299999999999999-point lead in composite score. It wins on more signal dimensions, but Mistral Medium 3 has specific strengths that could make it the better choice for certain workflows.
By Use Case
Best for Quality
Mistral Medium 3
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
GLM 4.7 Flash
81% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Mistral Medium 3
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Mistral Medium 3
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Mistral Medium 3
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by Mistral AI
- Choose for Quality - Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
- Choose for Reliability - Higher uptime and faster response speeds
- Choose for Prototyping - Stronger community support and better developer experience
- Choose for Production - Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
| Capability | Mistral Medium 3 | GLM 4.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input)differs | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoningdiffers | ||
| Web Search | ||
| Image Output |
Mistral Medium 3
Mistral AI
GLM 4.7 Flash
Zhipu AI
GLM 4.7 Flash saves you $2.53/month
That's 81% cheaper than Mistral Medium 3 at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | Mistral Medium 3 | GLM 4.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 131K | 200K |
| Max Output Tokens | 104,857 | 117,964 |
| Open Source | No | Yes |
| Created | May 7, 2025 | Jan 19, 2026 |