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GLM-5vsGrok 4.20 Reasoning

Grok 4.20 Reasoning leads 2 of 2 shared benchmarks. Grok 4.20 Reasoning is 1.1x cheaper per token. Grok 4.20 Reasoning has the larger context window (1M tokens).

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Shared benchmarks
0 – 2
Grok 4.20 Reasoning leads
Cheaper per token
Grok 4.20 Reasoning
1.1x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
Grok 4.20 Reasoning
1M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
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Z.ai · xAI
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
Grok 4.20 Reasoning
xAI · released 2026-03-09
textvision
Context
1M
Max out
Input /1M
$1.25
Output /1M
$2.5
Cached /1M
$0.2
Scores
5 · 5 core
Quality

Benchmark matrix

BenchmarkGLM-5Grok 4.20 ReasoningΔEdge
Reported by both · 2
GPQA Diamond87.8% epoch89.3% epoch-1.5 ptGrok 4.20 Reasoning
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run)80% epoch92.2% epoch-12.2 ptGrok 4.20 Reasoning
Only GLM-5 reports · 6
SWE-bench Verified77.8% not reported
AIME 202596.7% matharenanot reported
AIME 202696.7% matharenanot reported
LMArena Elo1446.3 not reported
SWE-bench Verified (Epoch AI run)72.1% epochnot reported
Terminal-Bench 2.056.2% not reported
Only Grok 4.20 Reasoning reports · 3
FrontierMath Tier 4 v2 (Epoch AI run)not reported17.1% epoch
FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run)not reported44.9% epoch
SimpleQA Verifiednot reported30.2% epoch
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 minus Grok 4.20 Reasoning 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

SpecGLM-5Grok 4.20 ReasoningEdge
Context window200K tokens1M tokensGrok 4.20 Reasoning
Max output131K tokens
Input price / 1M$1 $1.25 GLM-5
Output price / 1M$3.2 $2.5 Grok 4.20 Reasoning
Cached input / 1M$0.2 $0.2 Tie
Input + output / 1M
Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded.
$4.2$3.75Grok 4.20 Reasoning
Modalitiestexttext · visionGrok 4.20 Reasoning
Released2026-03-09
Cited benchmark scores85
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