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Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

VS
Z.ai (Zhipu AI)

GLM-5.1

✍️ Analysis by:the whichllmmodel Editorial Team|📅 Updated: June 2026

Decision Recommendation

⚖️ Editorial Verdict: In our analysis, GLM-5.1 is the premium intelligence choice, scoring 58.4% higher on coding benchmarks. However, this accuracy premium comes with a cost overhead: Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is 2.7x cheaper to run and delivers 1.0x faster throughput. If you are building high-volume, simple chatbots or processing massive amounts of text where budget is critical, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite offers excellent cost savings. For agentic reasoning, code refactoring, or complex logical tasks, the accuracy premium of GLM-5.1 fully justifies the cost.

Model Specs

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Benchmarks & Scores

Coding (swe-bench-pro)
N/A
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)Winner (+0.7%)
86.9%

Cost & Performance

Cost (per 1M tokens)2.7x cheaper
$0.56Input: $0.25 | Output: $1.50
Speed
205 tps
Context WindowLarger
1M tokens
Model Specs

GLM-5.1

Benchmarks & Scores

Coding (swe-bench-pro)Winner (+)
58.4%
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
86.2%

Cost & Performance

Cost (per 1M tokens)
$1.50Input: $0.98 | Output: $3.08
Speed
N/A
Context Window
204.8k tokens
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Frequently Asked Questions

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is cheaper than GLM-5.1. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has a blended cost of $0.56/1M tokens, which is about 2.7x cheaper than GLM-5.1 at $1.50/1M tokens.

Speed data is not available for GLM-5.1, while Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite generates 205 tokens per second.

GLM-5.1 is better for coding tasks. It scores 58.4% on coding evaluations (swe-bench-pro) compared to Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite which scores N/A.

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