Compare · ModelsLive · 2 picked · head to head

GLM 5.1 vs GLM 5 Turbo

Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.

Winner summary

GLM 5.1 wins 2 of 3 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed.

Category leads
speed·GLM 5.1
Hype vs Reality
GLM 5.1
#16 by perf·no signal
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GLM 5 Turbo
no bench·no signal
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Best value
GLM 5.1
30.9 pts/$
$2.27/M
GLM 5 Turbo
$2.60/M
Vendor risk
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z-ai
private · undisclosed
Unknown
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private · undisclosed
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Head to head
GLM 5.1GLM 5 Turbo
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index
GLM 5.1 leads by +3.9
Artificial Analysis Agentic Index · a composite score measuring how well a model performs in agentic workflows · multi-step tool use, planning, error recovery, and autonomous task completion. Aggregates results from multiple agentic benchmarks including SWE-bench, tool-use tests, and planning evaluations. The canonical single-number metric for "how good is this model as an agent?"
GLM 5.1
67.0
GLM 5 Turbo
63.1
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index
GLM 5 Turbo leads by +0.8
Artificial Analysis Coding Index · a composite score that aggregates performance across multiple coding benchmarks into a single index. Tracks code generation quality, debugging ability, multi-language competence, and real-world software engineering tasks. Used by Artificial Analysis to rank model coding capability in a normalized, comparable format. Useful for developers choosing between models for coding-heavy workloads.
GLM 5.1
43.4
GLM 5 Turbo
44.2
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
GLM 5.1 leads by +1.6
GLM 5.1
51.4
GLM 5 Turbo
49.8
Full benchmark table
BenchmarkGLM 5.1GLM 5 Turbo
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index
Artificial Analysis Agentic Index · a composite score measuring how well a model performs in agentic workflows · multi-step tool use, planning, error recovery, and autonomous task completion. Aggregates results from multiple agentic benchmarks including SWE-bench, tool-use tests, and planning evaluations. The canonical single-number metric for "how good is this model as an agent?"
67.063.1
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index
Artificial Analysis Coding Index · a composite score that aggregates performance across multiple coding benchmarks into a single index. Tracks code generation quality, debugging ability, multi-language competence, and real-world software engineering tasks. Used by Artificial Analysis to rank model coding capability in a normalized, comparable format. Useful for developers choosing between models for coding-heavy workloads.
43.444.2
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
51.449.8
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
ModelInputOutputContextProjected $/mo
z-ai logoGLM 5.1$1.05$3.50203K tokens (~101 books)$16.63
z-ai logoGLM 5 Turbo$1.20$4.00203K tokens (~101 books)$19.00