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GLM-5.1vsMiniMax M3
GLM-5.1 leads 2 of 3 shared benchmarks. MiniMax M3 is 3.9x cheaper per token. MiniMax M3 has the larger context window (1M tokens).
Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.
Shared benchmarks
2 – 1
GLM-5.1 leads
Cheaper per token
MiniMax M3
3.9x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
MiniMax M3
1M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
— · 100%
Z.ai · MiniMax
GLM-5.1
Z.ai · released 2026-04-07
text
MiniMax M3
MiniMax · released 2026-06-01
textvision
Quality
Benchmark matrix
3 shared · 4 only GLM-5.1 · 0 only MiniMax M3| Benchmark | GLM-5.1 | MiniMax M3 | Δ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by both · 3 | ||||
| GPQA Diamond | 89.9% ↗epoch | 90.9% ↗epoch | -1 pt | MiniMax M3 |
| LMArena Elo | 1462.4 ↗ | 1433.5 ↗ | +28.9 | GLM-5.1 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run) | 93.3% ↗epoch | 71.1% ↗epoch | +22.2 pt | GLM-5.1 |
| Only GLM-5.1 reports · 4 | ||||
| AIME 2026 | 95.8% ↗matharena ⚠ | not reported | — | — |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run) | 36.8% ↗epoch | not reported | — | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 34% ↗epoch | not reported | — | — |
| SWE-bench Verified (Epoch AI run) | 74.2% ↗epoch | not reported | — | — |
| Only MiniMax M3 reports · 0 | ||||
| MiniMax M3 reports nothing GLM-5.1 does not. | ||||
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 GLM-5.1 minus MiniMax M3 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
Official pricing pages and model cards| Spec | GLM-5.1 | MiniMax M3 | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | 200K tokens | 1M tokens | MiniMax M3 |
| Max output | 131K tokens | — | — |
| Input price / 1M | $1.4 ↗ | $0.3 ↗ | MiniMax M3 |
| Output price / 1M | $4.4 ↗ | $1.2 ↗ | MiniMax M3 |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.26 ↗ | $0.06 ↗ | MiniMax M3 |
| Input + output / 1M Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded. | $5.8 | $1.5 | MiniMax M3 |
| Modalities | text | text · vision | MiniMax M3 |
| Released | 2026-04-07 | 2026-06-01 | — |
| Cited benchmark scores | 7 | 3 | — |
Reliability
Provider status
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