Model comparison

GLM-5.1 vs Olmo 3 32b Think

GLM-5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.8 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5.1 Z.ai (Zhipu)

47.8

Rank #59 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.1 scores higher in 8 categories and Olmo 3 32b Think in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where GLM-5.1 leads 54.9 to 35.0.

Side by side

GLM-5.1 and Olmo 3 32b Think specifications
GLM-5.1Olmo 3 32b Think
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index47.838.7
Released2026-04-07—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window200K—
Max output131K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.40—
Output $ / M tokens$4.40—
Results tracked4114

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 48.7 (#55), Olmo 3 32b Think: 38.6 (#172)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Coding14851319
SWE-bench Verified74.2%—
LMArena WebDev1508—
SciCode43.8%—
WeirdML57.1%—
ALE-Bench887.1—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-5.1: 24.9 (#113), Olmo 3 32b Think: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Olmo 3 32b Think
APEX-Agents40.9%—
ExploitBench18.1%—
GBAEval0%—
Vending-Bench 25,634—

Reasoning GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 39.1 (#60), Olmo 3 32b Think: 25.9 (#140)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Hard Prompts14721302
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), Olmo 3 32b Think: 36.5 (#165)

Knowledge GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 54.9 (#50), Olmo 3 32b Think: 35.0 (#190)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Expert14761273
GPQA Diamond89.9%—
SimpleQA Verified34%—

Multilingual GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 55.0 (#36), Olmo 3 32b Think: 41.2 (#210)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Non-English14471255
LMArena Chinese15151300
LMArena French14741291
LMArena German14651290
LMArena Russian14541254
LMArena Japanese1434—
LMArena Korean1418—
LMArena Spanish1469—

Instruction Following GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 76.3 (#42), Olmo 3 32b Think: 67.2 (#198)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Instruction Following14511275

Long Context GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 44.9 (#53), Olmo 3 32b Think: 39.4 (#182)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Longer Query14661296

Writing & Preference GLM-5.1 leads

GLM-5.1: 66.9 (#31), Olmo 3 32b Think: 49.1 (#193)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Text14611300
LMArena Creative Writing14531256
LMArena Multi-Turn14721290
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1592—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5.1 better than Olmo 3 32b Think?

GLM-5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.8 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-5.1 or Olmo 3 32b Think better for coding?

GLM-5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 38.6 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5.1 and Olmo 3 32b Think share?

14 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.1 has 41 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3 32b Think has 14.

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