GLM-5 vs GPT-5.1 Instant: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | GLM-5 | GPT-5.1 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Zhipu AI | OpenAI |
| Release Date | February 10, 2026 | November 11, 2025 |
| Parameters | 744B | — |
| Multimodal | No | Yes |
| Context (input) | 200K | 256K |
| Context (output) | 128K | 32K |
| Input Price / 1M | — | $0.30 |
| Output Price / 1M | $0.00 | $1.20 |
| Average Score | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| SWE-Bench Verified | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Visual Benchmark Comparison
GLM-5
GPT-5.1 Instant
SWE-Bench Verified0.8 vs 0.8
0.8
0.8
Verdict
Both models show equal results — the choice depends on your specific use case.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: GLM-5 — 0.7, GPT-5.1 Instant — 0.9.
Programming
On SWE-Bench, both models are nearly equal: GLM-5 — 0.8, GPT-5.1 Instant — 0.8.
Context Window
GPT-5.1 Instant supports a larger context: 256K vs 200K tokens.
Recency
GLM-5 is newer: released 2/10/2026 vs 11/11/2025.
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