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Codestral-22B vs GLM-5.3-Flash

Comparing Codestral-22B and GLM-5.3-Flash across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Mistral AI · Zhipu AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Codestral-22B and GLM-5.3-Flash trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Codestral-22B

  • you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem

Choose GLM-5.3-Flash

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Codestral-22B
Mistral AI
GLM-5.3-Flash
Zhipu AI
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
— / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.50 / M
Context window
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1,048,576
Released
May 2024
Aug 2026
License
MNPL-0.1
MIT

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Codestral-22B and GLM-5.3-Flashdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

297.8B diff

GLM-5.3-Flash has 297.8B more parameters than Codestral-22B, making it 1341.4% larger.

Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
22.2Bparameters
Zhipu AI
GLM-5.3-Flash
320.0Bparameters
22.2B
Codestral-22B
320.0B
GLM-5.3-Flash

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GLM-5.3-Flash specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only GLM-5.3-Flash specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Zhipu AI
GLM-5.3-Flash
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Wed Aug 26 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

GLM-5.3-Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas Codestral-22B does not.

GLM-5.3-Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Codestral-22B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

GLM-5.3-Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Codestral-22B is licensed under MNPL-0.1, while GLM-5.3-Flash uses MIT.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Codestral-22B

MNPL-0.1

Open weights

GLM-5.3-Flash

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Codestral-22B was released on 2024-05-29, while GLM-5.3-Flash was released on 2026-08-26.

GLM-5.3-Flash is 27 months newer than Codestral-22B.

Codestral-22B

May 29, 2024

2.2 years ago

GLM-5.3-Flash

Aug 26, 2026

0 days ago

2.2yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Codestral-22B and GLM-5.3-Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Codestral-22B
✓ Preferred
GLM-5.3-Flash
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FAQ

Common questions about Codestral-22B vs GLM-5.3-Flash.

Which is better, Codestral-22B or GLM-5.3-Flash?

Codestral-22B (Mistral AI) and GLM-5.3-Flash (Zhipu AI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Codestral-22B compare to GLM-5.3-Flash in benchmarks?

Codestral-22B scores HumanEvalFIM-Average: 91.6%, HumanEval: 81.1%, MBPP: 78.2%, Spider: 63.5%, HumanEval-Average: 61.5%. GLM-5.3-Flash scores CharXiv-R: 89.4%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 84.3%, MMVU: 80.5%, Toolathlon: 78.4%, Chartography: 78.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Codestral-22B and GLM-5.3-Flash?

Codestral-22B supports an unknown number of tokens and GLM-5.3-Flash supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Codestral-22B and GLM-5.3-Flash?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MNPL-0.1 vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Codestral-22B and GLM-5.3-Flash?

Codestral-22B is developed by Mistral AI and GLM-5.3-Flash is developed by Zhipu AI.

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