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GLM-5.1 vs o3-mini

Head-to-head comparison across 2benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

GLM-5.1

82

VS

o3-mini

55

1 categoriesvs1 categories

Verified leaderboard positions: GLM-5.1 #25 · o3-mini unranked

Pick GLM-5.1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. o3-mini only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.

Category Radar

Head-to-Head by Category

Category Breakdown

Coding

GLM-5.1
60.9vs49.3

+11.6 difference

Knowledge

o3-mini
52.3vs77.2

+24.9 difference

Operational Comparison

GLM-5.1

o3-mini

Price (per 1M tokens)

$1.4 / $4.4

$1.1 / $4.4

Speed

N/A

160 t/s

Latency (TTFT)

N/A

7.12s

Context Window

203K

200K

Quick Verdict

Pick GLM-5.1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. o3-mini only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.

GLM-5.1 is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 82 to 55. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GLM-5.1's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 60.9 against 49.3. o3-mini does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

GLM-5.1 gives you the larger context window at 203K, compared with 200K for o3-mini.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Which is better, GLM-5.1 or o3-mini?

GLM-5.1 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 82 to 55.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GLM-5.1 or o3-mini?

o3-mini has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 77.2 versus 52.3. Inside this category, Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, GLM-5.1 or o3-mini?

GLM-5.1 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 60.9 versus 49.3. 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
o3-mini
API / mo$4,125
Self-host / moN/A
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: June 2, 2026

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