# GLM-4.5 vs MiniMax M1

> GLM-4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-5-vs-minimax-m1
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 18

## Summary

- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.5 scores higher in 6 categories and MiniMax M1 in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where GLM-4.5 leads 52.8 to 45.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Fiction.LiveBench: 58.3% for GLM-4.5 and 69.4% for MiniMax M1.
- Both cost about the same: $0.60 input and $2.20 output per million tokens.
- MiniMax M1 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 131K.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.5 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 42.0 | 40.3 |
| Rank | 122 | 150 |
| Context | 131K | 1M |
| Input $/M | $0.60 | $0.55 |
| Output $/M | $2.20 | $2.20 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- GLM-4.5: 41.4 (#125)
- MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1434 | 1359 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 54.2% | — |
| WeirdML | 40.6% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 344.82 | — |
| AlgoTune | 1.52 | — |

## Reasoning

- GLM-4.5: 28.6 (#100)
- MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1429 | 1339 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.9% | — |

## Math

- GLM-4.5: 39.0 (#116)
- MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1427 | 1361 |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.5: 35.9 (#179)
- MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1433 | 1317 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 8.3% | — |
| Confabulations | 11.3% | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-4.5: 52.8 (#77)
- MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 1319 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1360 |
| LMArena French | 1418 | 1370 |
| LMArena German | 1407 | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1415 | 1217 |
| LMArena Korean | 1380 | 1266 |
| LMArena Russian | 1414 | 1329 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1454 | 1353 |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-4.5: 74.1 (#104)
- MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1404 | 1312 |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.5: 38.2 (#201)
- MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 58.3% | 69.4% |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1412 | 1326 |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-4.5: 57.5 (#127)
- MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1430 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1395 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1415 | 1335 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 73.4% | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1343 | — |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-4.5 better than MiniMax M1?

GLM-4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, GLM-4.5 or MiniMax M1?

MiniMax M1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.55 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; GLM-4.5 lists at $0.60 and $2.20.

### Is GLM-4.5 or MiniMax M1 better for coding?

GLM-4.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.4 versus 39.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

MiniMax M1 does, with 1M tokens against 131K.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5 and MiniMax M1 share?

18 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5 has 27 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.