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GPT-OSS-20b vs GLM 4.5

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

GPT-OSS-20b wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math

GLM 4.5 wins:

  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
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Benchmark Advantage
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Context Window
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Speed
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Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricGPT-OSS-20bGLM 4.5Winner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.03$0.55 GPT-OSS-20b
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.14$2.00 GPT-OSS-20b
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, GPT-OSS-20b is 94% cheaper overall.

GPT-OSS-20b Providers

DeepInfra $0.03 (Cheapest)
Parasail $0.04
Novita $0.04
NCompass $0.04
Clarifai $0.04

GLM 4.5 Providers

WandB $0.55 (Cheapest)
Z.AI $0.60
Nebius $0.60
Novita $0.60

Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkGPT-OSS-20bGLM 4.5Winner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
24.5--
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
18.5--
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
89.3--
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
74.8--
GPQA
Graduate-level science
68.8--
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
77.7--
GPT-OSS-20b significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

GPT-OSS-20b
131,072
tokens
GLM 4.5
131,000
tokens
Max output: 131,000 tokens
GPT-OSS-20b has a 0% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricGPT-OSS-20bGLM 4.5Winner
Tokens/second293.3 tok/sN/A
Time to First Token0.51sN/A

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGPT-OSS-20bGLM 4.5
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGPT-OSS-20bGLM 4.5
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorOpenAIZ-ai
ReleasedAug 2025Jul 2025

GPT-OSS-20b Modalities

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GLM 4.5 Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

GPT-OSS-20b has cheaper input pricing at $0.03/M tokens. GPT-OSS-20b has cheaper output pricing at $0.14/M tokens.
GPT-OSS-20b scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 18.5, compared to GLM 4.5's score of N/A.
GPT-OSS-20b has a 131,072 token context window, while GLM 4.5 has a 131,000 token context window.
GPT-OSS-20b does not support vision. GLM 4.5 does not support vision.