GLM-4.6
GLM-5.1
Decision Recommendation
⚖️ Editorial Verdict: In our analysis, GLM-5.1 is the premium intelligence choice, scoring 48.7% higher on coding benchmarks. However, this accuracy premium comes with a cost overhead: GLM-4.6 is 1.0x cheaper to run. If you are building high-volume, simple chatbots or processing massive amounts of text where budget is critical, GLM-4.6 offers excellent cost savings. For agentic reasoning, code refactoring, or complex logical tasks, the accuracy premium of GLM-5.1 fully justifies the cost.
GLM-4.6
Benchmarks & Scores
Cost & Performance
GLM-5.1
Benchmarks & Scores
Cost & Performance
Frequently Asked Questions
Pricing data is currently unavailable for one or both of these models, so a direct cost comparison cannot be determined.
Speed metrics are currently unavailable for both models.
GLM-5.1 is better for coding tasks. It scores 58.4% on coding evaluations (swe-bench-pro) compared to GLM-4.6 which scores 9.67%.
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