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GLM 5 vs MiniMax M2.7
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Winner summary
GLM 5 wins on 8/10 benchmarks
GLM 5 wins 8 of 10 shared benchmarks. Leads in arena · coding · reasoning.
Category leads
arena·GLM 5coding·GLM 5reasoning·GLM 5language·MiniMax M2.7math·GLM 5knowledge·GLM 5
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
GLM 5
#55 by perf·#27 by attention
MiniMax M2.7
#32 by perf·no signal
Best value
MiniMax M2.7
1.9x better value than GLM 5
GLM 5
45.7 pts/$
$1.26/M
MiniMax M2.7
84.7 pts/$
$0.75/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
z-ai
private · undisclosed
MiniMax
$4.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
10 benchmarks · 2 models
GLM 5MiniMax M2.7
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding
GLM 5 leads by +13.3
GLM 5
1441.0
MiniMax M2.7
1427.7
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
GLM 5 leads by +52.5
GLM 5
1455.6
MiniMax M2.7
1403.0
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
GLM 5 leads by +5.0
GLM 5
55.0
MiniMax M2.7
50.0
LiveBench · Coding
GLM 5 leads by +18.7
GLM 5
73.6
MiniMax M2.7
54.9
LiveBench · Data Analysis
GLM 5 leads by +11.6
GLM 5
67.9
MiniMax M2.7
56.3
LiveBench · If
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +5.8
GLM 5
55.3
MiniMax M2.7
61.1
LiveBench · Language
GLM 5 leads by +10.8
GLM 5
77.5
MiniMax M2.7
66.8
LiveBench · Mathematics
GLM 5 leads by +2.9
GLM 5
83.5
MiniMax M2.7
80.5
LiveBench · Overall
GLM 5 leads by +5.3
GLM 5
68.8
MiniMax M2.7
63.5
LiveBench · Reasoning
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +5.7
GLM 5
69.1
MiniMax M2.7
74.8
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | GLM 5 | MiniMax M2.7 |
|---|---|---|
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding | 1441.0 | 1427.7 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1455.6 | 1403.0 |
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 55.0 | 50.0 |
LiveBench · Coding | 73.6 | 54.9 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 67.9 | 56.3 |
LiveBench · If | 55.3 | 61.1 |
LiveBench · Language | 77.5 | 66.8 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 83.5 | 80.5 |
LiveBench · Overall | 68.8 | 63.5 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 69.1 | 74.8 |
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 | |
| $0.30 | $1.20 | 197K tokens (~98 books) | $5.25 |