Model comparison

GLM-5.1 vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13

GLM-5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.6 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5.1 Z.ai (Zhipu)

47.6

Rank #51 Confirmed

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 xAI

37.0

Rank #196 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.1 scores higher in 8 categories and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where GLM-5.1 leads 55.0 to 33.4.
  • GLM-5.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GLM-5.1 and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 specifications
GLM-5.1Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)xAI
Noometry Index47.637.0
Released2026-04-072024-08-13
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window200K—
Max output131K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.40—
Output $ / M tokens$4.40—
Results tracked4117

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 48.5 (#52), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 36.4 (#194)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Coding14861269
SWE-bench Verified74.2%—
LMArena WebDev1509—
SciCode43.8%—
WeirdML57.1%—
ALE-Bench887.1—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-5.1: 24.8 (#106), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
APEX-Agents40.9%—
ExploitBench18.1%—
GBAEval0%—
Vending-Bench 25,634—

Reasoning GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 38.2 (#57), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 23.7 (#162)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Hard Prompts14721255
SimpleBench55.1%—
NYT Connections (extended)77.7%—
CritPt4.6%—
Chess Puzzles19%—
Thematic Generalization69.8%—
Epoch Capabilities Index149.86—

Math GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 49.0 (#48), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 32.8 (#185)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Math14721265
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)36.8%—
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions67.1%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202593.3%—
ProofBench22.2%—
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)33.4%—
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)12.5%—

Knowledge GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 55.0 (#45), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.4 (#195)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Expert14771238
GPQA Diamond89.9%—
SimpleQA Verified34%—

Multilingual GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 55.2 (#34), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.6 (#203)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Non-English14481257
LMArena Chinese15161262
LMArena French14781285
LMArena German14661273
LMArena Japanese14361213
LMArena Korean14231195
LMArena Russian14531261
LMArena Spanish14671278

Instruction Following GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 76.5 (#41), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.7 (#215)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Instruction Following14511245

Long Context GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 44.9 (#51), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#191)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Longer Query14671267

Writing & Preference GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 67.2 (#29), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.5 (#207)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Text14621281
LMArena Creative Writing14541242
LMArena Multi-Turn14731265
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1592—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5.1 better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?

GLM-5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.6 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-5.1 or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?

GLM-5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.5 versus 36.4 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5.1 and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.1 has 41 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.

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