Noometry

Model comparison

GLM-5.1 vs MiniMax M1

GLM-5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.8 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax M1 costs 2.2× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5.1 Z.ai (Zhipu)

47.8

Rank #59 Confirmed

MiniMax M1 MiniMax

40.3

Rank #150 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.1 scores higher in 8 categories and MiniMax M1 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where GLM-5.1 leads 54.9 to 36.4.
  • MiniMax M1 is cheaper at $0.55 / $2.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.40 / $4.40 for GLM-5.1.
  • MiniMax M1 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 200K.

Side by side

GLM-5.1MiniMax M1
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)MiniMax
Noometry Index47.840.3
Released2026-04-072025-06-13
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window200K1M
Max output131K40K
Input $ / M tokens$1.40$0.55
Output $ / M tokens$4.40$2.20
Results tracked4118

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 48.7 (#55), MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)

BenchmarkGLM-5.1MiniMax M1
LMArena Coding14851359
SWE-bench Verified74.2%—
LMArena WebDev1508—
SciCode43.8%—
WeirdML57.1%—
ALE-Bench887.1—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-5.1: 24.9 (#113), MiniMax M1: —

BenchmarkGLM-5.1MiniMax M1
APEX-Agents40.9%—
ExploitBench18.1%—
GBAEval0%—
Vending-Bench 25,634—

Reasoning GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 39.1 (#60), MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126)

BenchmarkGLM-5.1MiniMax M1
LMArena Hard Prompts14721339
SimpleBench55.1%—
NYT Connections (extended)77.7%—
CritPt4.6%—
Chess Puzzles19%—
Thematic Generalization69.8%—
Epoch Capabilities Index149.84—

Math GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 49.7 (#60), MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)

BenchmarkGLM-5.1MiniMax M1
LMArena Math14731361
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: 54.9 (#50), MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170)

BenchmarkGLM-5.1MiniMax M1
LMArena Expert14761317
GPQA Diamond89.9%—
SimpleQA Verified34%—

Multilingual GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 55.0 (#36), MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163)

BenchmarkGLM-5.1MiniMax M1
LMArena Non-English14471319
LMArena Chinese15151360
LMArena French14741370
LMArena German14651350
LMArena Japanese14341217
LMArena Korean14181266
LMArena Russian14541329
LMArena Spanish14691353

Instruction Following GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 76.3 (#42), MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)

BenchmarkGLM-5.1MiniMax M1
LMArena Instruction Following14511312

Long Context GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 44.9 (#53), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)

BenchmarkGLM-5.1MiniMax M1
LMArena Longer Query14661326
Fiction.LiveBench—69.4%

Writing & Preference GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 66.9 (#31), MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)

BenchmarkGLM-5.1MiniMax M1
LMArena Text14611343
LMArena Creative Writing14531298
LMArena Multi-Turn14721335
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1592—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5.1 better than MiniMax M1?

GLM-5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.8 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax M1 costs 2.2× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, GLM-5.1 or MiniMax M1?

MiniMax M1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.55 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; GLM-5.1 lists at $1.40 and $4.40.

Is GLM-5.1 or MiniMax M1 better for coding?

GLM-5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 39.9 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

MiniMax M1 does, with 1M tokens against 200K.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5.1 and MiniMax M1 share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.1 has 41 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.

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