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GLM 5.1 vs Qwen3.6 Plus
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Winner summary
GLM 5.1 wins on 6/11 benchmarks
GLM 5.1 wins 6 of 11 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed · coding · language.
Category leads
speed·GLM 5.1coding·GLM 5.1reasoning·Qwen3.6 Pluslanguage·GLM 5.1math·GLM 5.1knowledge·Qwen3.6 Plus
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
GLM 5.1
#14 by perf·no signal
Qwen3.6 Plus
#12 by perf·no signal
Best value
Qwen3.6 Plus
1.8x better value than GLM 5.1
GLM 5.1
34.2 pts/$
$2.05/M
Qwen3.6 Plus
62.3 pts/$
$1.14/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
z-ai
private · undisclosed
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
11 benchmarks · 2 models
GLM 5.1Qwen3.6 Plus
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index
GLM 5.1 leads by +5.4
GLM 5.1
67.0
Qwen3.6 Plus
61.7
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index
GLM 5.1 leads by +0.5
GLM 5.1
43.4
Qwen3.6 Plus
42.9
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
GLM 5.1 leads by +1.4
GLM 5.1
51.4
Qwen3.6 Plus
50.0
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
GLM 5.1
55.0
Qwen3.6 Plus
55.0
LiveBench · Coding
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +2.8
GLM 5.1
75.4
Qwen3.6 Plus
78.2
LiveBench · Data Analysis
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +6.7
GLM 5.1
63.2
Qwen3.6 Plus
69.9
LiveBench · If
GLM 5.1 leads by +10.1
GLM 5.1
68.5
Qwen3.6 Plus
58.3
LiveBench · Language
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +3.2
GLM 5.1
71.8
Qwen3.6 Plus
75.0
LiveBench · Mathematics
GLM 5.1 leads by +1.2
GLM 5.1
84.9
Qwen3.6 Plus
83.7
LiveBench · Overall
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +0.7
GLM 5.1
70.2
Qwen3.6 Plus
70.8
LiveBench · Reasoning
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +3.3
GLM 5.1
72.5
Qwen3.6 Plus
75.8
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | GLM 5.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index | 67.0 | 61.7 |
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index | 43.4 | 42.9 |
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 51.4 | 50.0 |
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 55.0 | 55.0 |
LiveBench · Coding | 75.4 | 78.2 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 63.2 | 69.9 |
LiveBench · If | 68.5 | 58.3 |
LiveBench · Language | 71.8 | 75.0 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 84.9 | 83.7 |
LiveBench · Overall | 70.2 | 70.8 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 72.5 | 75.8 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.1 | $0.95 | $3.15 | 203K tokens (~101 books) | $15.00 |
| Qwen3.6 Plus | $0.33 | $1.95 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $7.31 |