# DBRX vs GLM-5.1

> GLM-5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.6 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-glm-5-1
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 18

## Summary

- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 0 categories and GLM-5.1 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where GLM-5.1 leads 55.0 to 14.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 32.9% for DBRX and 89.9% for GLM-5.1.

## Snapshot

| | DBRX | GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Z.ai (Zhipu) |
| Noometry Index | 29.0 | 47.6 |
| Rank | 307 | 51 |
| Context | — | 200K |
| Input $/M | — | $1.40 |
| Output $/M | — | $4.40 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DBRX: 32.3 (#262)
- GLM-5.1: 48.5 (#52)

| Benchmark | DBRX | GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1486 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 74.2% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1509 |
| SciCode | — | 43.8% |
| WeirdML | — | 57.1% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 887.1 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- DBRX: —
- GLM-5.1: 24.8 (#106)

| Benchmark | DBRX | GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 40.9% |
| ExploitBench | — | 18.1% |
| GBAEval | — | 0% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,634 |

## Reasoning

- DBRX: 20.5 (#218)
- GLM-5.1: 38.2 (#57)

| Benchmark | DBRX | GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1472 |
| SimpleBench | — | 55.1% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 77.7% |
| CritPt | — | 4.6% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 19% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 69.8% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 149.86 |

## Math

- DBRX: 22.3 (#265)
- GLM-5.1: 49.0 (#48)

| Benchmark | DBRX | GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1472 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 36.8% |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 67.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 93.3% |
| ProofBench | — | 22.2% |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 33.4% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 12.5% |

## Knowledge

- DBRX: 14.9 (#289)
- GLM-5.1: 55.0 (#45)

| Benchmark | DBRX | GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | 89.9% |
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1477 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 34% |

## Multilingual

- DBRX: 29.4 (#263)
- GLM-5.1: 55.2 (#34)

| Benchmark | DBRX | GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1448 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1516 |
| LMArena French | 1095 | 1478 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | 1466 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | 1436 |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | 1423 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1453 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | 1467 |

## Instruction Following

- DBRX: 57.7 (#265)
- GLM-5.1: 76.5 (#41)

| Benchmark | DBRX | GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1451 |

## Long Context

- DBRX: 33.7 (#253)
- GLM-5.1: 44.9 (#51)

| Benchmark | DBRX | GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1467 |

## Writing & Preference

- DBRX: 33.7 (#271)
- GLM-5.1: 67.2 (#29)

| Benchmark | DBRX | GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1462 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1454 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1473 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1592 |

## FAQ

### Is DBRX better than GLM-5.1?

GLM-5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.6 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DBRX or GLM-5.1 better for coding?

GLM-5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.5 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DBRX and GLM-5.1 share?

18 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and GLM-5.1 has 41.