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o1 Mini vs GLM 5

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

o1 Mini wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

GLM 5 wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
o1 Mini
Benchmark Advantage
GLM 5
Context Window
GLM 5
Speed
GLM 5

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

Featureo1 MiniGLM 5
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

Propertyo1 MiniGLM 5
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorOpenAIZ-ai
ReleasedUnknownFeb 2026

o1 Mini Modalities

Input
Output

GLM 5 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

o1 Mini has cheaper input pricing at $0.55/M tokens. o1 Mini has cheaper output pricing at $2.20/M tokens.
o1 Mini has a 128,000 token context window, while GLM 5 has a 202,752 token context window.
o1 Mini does not support vision. GLM 5 does not support vision.