GLM-5.2 vs Mistral Small 4: Release Comparison

Comparison of the GLM-5.2 and Mistral Small 4 releases: 2 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 4 models.

  • For intelligence, GLM-5.2 scores highest: GLM-5.2 (max) at 34, against Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) at 11 for Mistral Small 4.
  • For output speed, Mistral Small 4 is fastest: Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) at 163 t/s, against GLM-5.2 (Non-reasoning) at 148 t/s for GLM-5.2.
  • For cost per task, Mistral Small 4 is cheapest: Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) at $0.05, against GLM-5.2 (max) at $0.96 for GLM-5.2.

Releases compared

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase, GDPval-AA v2, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench 4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1
Estimate (independent evaluation forthcoming)

Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
Pareto line

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Capability Scores

Capability Indices

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Finance & Accounting Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Further details

Input modality
Output modality
Weights
Provider Benchmarks
GLM-5.2 (max)
Z AI logoZ AI
34
34
31
35
33
37
46
$0.96
$0.9
$1.40
$4.40
$0.26
$1,559
64k
51k
178M
72
8.15s
35.80s
42.71s
839.88s
753B
40B active at inference time
1M
Jun 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text

Supports: text

FriendliAIBasetenNovita
+16
GLM-5.2 (Non-reasoning)
Z AI logoZ AI
22
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.9
$1.40
$4.40
$0.26
-
-
-
-
148
1.76s
1.76s
5.14s
-
753B
40B active at inference time
1M
Jun 2026
-
No

Supports: text

Supports: text

BasetenNebiusScaleway
+4
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)
Mistral logoMistral
11
11
7
13
-
17
18
$0.05
$0.2
$0.15
$0.60
-
$79
14k
9k
54M
163
0.77s
13.01s
16.07s
96.08s
119B
6.5B active at inference time
256k
Mar 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Mistral
Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning)
Mistral logoMistral
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.2
$0.15
$0.60
-
-
-
-
-
152
0.75s
0.75s
4.03s
-
119B
6.5B active at inference time
256k
Mar 2026
-
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Mistral