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o4 Mini vs GLM-5 Turbo

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

o4 Mini wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode

GLM-5 Turbo wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
o4 Mini
Benchmark Advantage
GLM-5 Turbo
Context Window
GLM-5 Turbo
Speed
o4 Mini

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

Featureo4 MiniGLM-5 Turbo
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

Propertyo4 MiniGLM-5 Turbo
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorOpenAIZ-ai
ReleasedApr 2025Mar 2026

o4 Mini Modalities

Input
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Output
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GLM-5 Turbo Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

o4 Mini has cheaper input pricing at $1.10/M tokens. GLM-5 Turbo has cheaper output pricing at $4.00/M tokens.
GLM-5 Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 36.8, compared to o4 Mini's score of 25.6.
o4 Mini has a 200,000 token context window, while GLM-5 Turbo has a 202,752 token context window.