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Gemini 3.1 Flash-LitevsGLM-5

GLM-5 leads 1 of 2 shared benchmarks. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is 2.4x cheaper per token. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has the larger context window (1.0M tokens).

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Shared benchmarks
0 – 1
GLM-5 leads · 1 tied
Cheaper per token
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
2.4x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
1.0M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
100% · —
Google · Z.ai
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Google · released 2026-03-03
textvisionaudio
Context
1.0M
Max out
66K
Input /1M
$0.25
Output /1M
$1.5
Cached /1M
$0.025
Scores
10 · 5 core
GLM-5
Z.ai
text
Context
200K
Max out
131K
Input /1M
$1
Output /1M
$3.2
Cached /1M
$0.2
Scores
8 · 7 core
Quality

Benchmark matrix

BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteGLM-5ΔEdge
Reported by both · 2
GPQA Diamond86.9% 87.8% epoch-0.9 ptGLM-5
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run)80% epoch80% epoch0Tie
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite reports · 7
Humanity's Last Exam (no tools)16% not reported
FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run)27.7% epochnot reported
LiveCodeBench72% not reported
MMMLU88.9% not reported
MMMU-Pro76.8% not reported
MRCR v2 (128k average)60.1% not reported
SimpleQA Verified43.3% not reported
Only GLM-5 reports · 6
SWE-bench Verifiednot reported77.8%
AIME 2025not reported96.7% matharena
AIME 2026not reported96.7% matharena
LMArena Elonot reported1446.3
SWE-bench Verified (Epoch AI run)not reported72.1% epoch
Terminal-Bench 2.0not reported56.2%
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite minus GLM-5 in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing

Side by side

SpecGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteGLM-5Edge
Context window1.0M tokens200K tokensGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Max output66K tokens131K tokensGLM-5
Input price / 1M$0.25 $1 Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Output price / 1M$1.5 $3.2 Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Cached input / 1M$0.025 $0.2 Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Input + output / 1M
Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded.
$1.75$4.2Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Modalitiestext · vision · audiotextGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Released2026-03-03
Cited benchmark scores108
Reliability

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