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  3. Codestral 25.01 vs GLM-5.2

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

Codestral 25.01 vs GLM-5.2 benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, GLM-5.2 delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,492 vs 1,320), while GLM-5.2 leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (69.3%), while Codestral 25.01 is more budget-friendly at $0.9/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose GLM-5.2 if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Codestral 25.01 if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

10 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Codestral 25.01 (5)GLM-5.2 (5)
Codestral 25.01
5 of 10 Wins
✓Time to first token✓Output speed✓Input price✓Output price✓Context window
GLM-5.2
5 of 10 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓Coding Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench✓GPQA Diamond
Mistral
Leads 5 of 10 metrics
Codestral 25.01

Mistral code-specialist model.

CodestralElo 1,320$0.9/1M out
Zhipu
Leads 5 of 10 metrics
GLM-5.2

Zhipu flagship. Strong Chinese/English coding and agents.

GLM-5.2Elo 1,492$1.8/1M out

Mistral Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

2 models

Currently comparing Codestral 25.01 vs GLM-5.2. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: Codestral 25.01
Mistral Large 3$6
Top Rival Showdowns for Codestral 25.01
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference LeaderGLM-5.2 Wins

GLM-5.2

Δ 172 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderCodestral 25.01 Wins

Codestral 25.01

148 tok/s

Value per Dollar LeaderCodestral 25.01 Wins

Codestral 25.01

$0.9 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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Percentile 0–100
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Codestral 25.01 (5)vsGLM-5.2 (5)
Codestral 25.01: 5W (50%)Overall: Even matchupGLM-5.2: 5W (50%)
← Codestral 25.01GLM-5.2 →
🏆GLM-5.2(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
Codestral 25.01vsGLM-5.2
Preference Elo
1,320vs1,492+172
Coding Elo
1,402vs1,504+102
SWE-bench
51.8%vs69.3%+17.5%
LiveBench
54%vs65.2%+11.2%
GPQA Diamond
58.4%vs79.5%+21.1%
Codestral 25.01: 0WGLM-5.2: 5W
🏆Codestral 25.01(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Codestral 25.01vsGLM-5.2
Output speed
148 tok/svs84 tok/s+64 tok/s
Time to first token
150 msvs270 ms+120 ms
Codestral 25.01: 2WGLM-5.2: 0W
🏆Codestral 25.01(3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Codestral 25.01vsGLM-5.2
Output price
$0.9/1Mvs$1.8/1M+$0.9/1M
Input price
$0.3/1Mvs$0.5/1M+$0.2/1M
Context window
256kvs200k+56k
Codestral 25.01: 3WGLM-5.2: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+172
Codestral 25.011,320
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.21,492
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Coding Elo+102
Codestral 25.011,402
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.21,504
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
LiveBench+11.2%
Codestral 25.0154%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.265.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
SWE-bench+17.5%
Codestral 25.0151.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.269.3%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPQA Diamond+21.1%
Codestral 25.0158.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.279.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Time to first token+120 ms
Codestral 25.01150 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.2270 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output speed+64 tok/s
Codestral 25.01148 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.284 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Input price+$0.2/1M
Codestral 25.01$0.3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.2$0.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output price+$0.9/1M
Codestral 25.01$0.9/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.2$1.8/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Context window+56k
Codestral 25.01256k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.2200k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
BenchmarkCodestral 25.01GLM-5.2Advantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,320
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,492
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+172
Coding Elo
1,402
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,504
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+102
LiveBench
54%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
65.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+11.2%
SWE-bench
51.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
69.3%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+17.5%
GPQA Diamond
58.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
79.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+21.1%
Time to first token
150 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
270 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+120 ms
Output speed
148 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
84 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+64 tok/s
Input price
$0.3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$0.2/1M
Output price
$0.9/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$1.8/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$0.9/1M
Context window
256k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
200k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+56k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 46% with Codestral 25.01
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Codestral 25.01$24.00 / mo
In: $10.5Out: $13.5
GLM-5.2$44.50 / mo
In: $17.5Out: $27
Estimated Cost Delta

Codestral 25.01 is estimated to save $20.50/month ($246/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    GLM-5.2:Pick GLM-5.2 when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
  • 2
    Codestral 25.01:Pick Codestral 25.01 when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 3
    Codestral 25.01:Pick Codestral 25.01 when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGLM-5.2

Higher SWE-bench (69.3%).

High-volume chatCodestral 25.01

Lower output list price ($0.9/1M).

Voice / low-latency UICodestral 25.01

Lower TTFT (150 ms).

Long-document RAGCodestral 25.01

Larger window (256k).

Screenshots / visionGLM-5.2

GLM-5.2 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsGLM-5.2Higher SWE-bench (69.3%).
High-volume chatCodestral 25.01Lower output list price ($0.9/1M).
Voice / low-latency UICodestral 25.01Lower TTFT (150 ms).
Long-document RAGCodestral 25.01Larger window (256k).
Screenshots / visionGLM-5.2GLM-5.2 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

View all news
launchJun 18, 2026

GLM-5.2 remains the prior Zhipu flagship for upgrade pairs

Strong Chinese/English coding. 5.3 is the new row; 5.2 stays so the delta is visible.

launchJan 14, 2025

Codestral 25.01: Mistral’s code-specialist row

Jan 2025 code model. Still a valid cheap-coding compare. Not a chatbot.

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Mistral

Codestral 25.01

Elo 1,320
SWE-bench51.8%
Speed (tok/s)148 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.3/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.9/1M
Zhipu

GLM-5.2

Elo 1,492
SWE-bench69.3%
Speed (tok/s)84 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.5/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$1.8/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Codestral 25.01 or GLM-5.2?
GLM-5.2 has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,492). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Codestral 25.01 or GLM-5.2?
GLM-5.2 leads SWE-bench at 69.3% vs 51.8%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Codestral 25.01 output tokens are $0.9/1M versus $1.8/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Codestral 25.01 or GLM-5.2?
Codestral 25.01 has the lower time-to-first-token (150 ms vs 270 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
Codestral 25.01 accepts 256k tokens versus 200k.
Can I self-host either model?
GLM-5.2 is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Codestral 25.01 and GLM-5.2 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • launch · Jun 18, 2026

    GLM-5.2 remains the prior Zhipu flagship for upgrade pairs

  • launch · Jan 14, 2025

    Codestral 25.01: Mistral’s code-specialist row

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