Compare · ModelsLive · 3 picked · head to head
GLM 5 vs GPT-5.1-Codex-Max vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max wins on 5/8 benchmarks
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max wins 5 of 8 shared benchmarks. Leads in coding · language · knowledge.
Category leads
coding·GPT-5.1-Codex-Maxreasoning·Qwen3.6 Pluslanguage·GPT-5.1-Codex-Maxmath·Qwen3.6 Plusknowledge·GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
GLM 5
#55 by perf·#27 by attention
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
#12 by perf·no signal
Qwen3.6 Plus
#14 by perf·no signal
Best value
Qwen3.6 Plus
1.4x better value than GLM 5
GLM 5
45.7 pts/$
$1.26/M
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
12.8 pts/$
$5.63/M
Qwen3.6 Plus
62.3 pts/$
$1.14/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
z-ai
private · undisclosed
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
8 benchmarks · 3 models
GLM 5GPT-5.1-Codex-MaxQwen3.6 Plus
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads by +1.7
GLM 5
55.0
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
56.7
Qwen3.6 Plus
55.0
LiveBench · Coding
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads by +3.2
GLM 5
73.6
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
81.4
Qwen3.6 Plus
78.2
LiveBench · Data Analysis
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +2.0
GLM 5
67.9
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
54.9
Qwen3.6 Plus
69.9
LiveBench · If
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads by +8.8
GLM 5
55.3
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
67.1
Qwen3.6 Plus
58.3
LiveBench · Language
GLM 5 leads by +2.1
GLM 5
77.5
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
75.4
Qwen3.6 Plus
75.0
LiveBench · Mathematics
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +0.1
GLM 5
83.5
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
83.7
Qwen3.6 Plus
83.7
LiveBench · Overall
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads by +1.1
GLM 5
68.8
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
72.0
Qwen3.6 Plus
70.8
LiveBench · Reasoning
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads by +8.7
GLM 5
69.1
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
84.6
Qwen3.6 Plus
75.8
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | GLM 5 | GPT-5.1-Codex-Max | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 55.0 | 56.7 | 55.0 |
LiveBench · Coding | 73.6 | 81.4 | 78.2 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 67.9 | 54.9 | 69.9 |
LiveBench · If | 55.3 | 67.1 | 58.3 |
LiveBench · Language | 77.5 | 75.4 | 75.0 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 83.5 | 83.7 | 83.7 |
LiveBench · Overall | 68.8 | 72.0 | 70.8 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 69.1 | 84.6 | 75.8 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.60 | $1.92 | 203K tokens (~101 books) | $9.30 | |
| $1.25 | $10.00 | 400K tokens (~200 books) | $34.38 | |
| $0.33 | $1.95 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $7.31 |