Compare/GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning) vs o3-mini

GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)vso3-mini

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)

Input
$1.4/M
Output
$4.4/M
Speed
48 tok/s
TTFT
1.36s
OpenAI

o3-mini

Input
$1.1/M
Output
$4.4/M
Speed
150 tok/s
TTFT
6.47s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
o3-mini
Faster (tok/s)
o3-mini
Lower Latency
GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (6-4)
GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)o3-mini
Input ($/M tokens)$1.4$1.1
Output ($/M tokens)$4.4$4.4
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)$1.84
o3-mini$1.54

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)
48 tok/s
o3-mini
150 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)
1.36s
o3-mini
6.47s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
43.825.9
Coding Index
35.817.9
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
83.9%74.8%
MMLU-Pro
79.1%
LiveCodeBench
71.7%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
97.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
25.6%8.7%
SciCode
36.1%39.9%
IFBench
52.0%
TerminalBench
35.6%6.8%
GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)6 wins
4 winso3-mini

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning) or o3-mini?

o3-mini is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $1.93/M tokens vs $2.15/M for GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning) wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for o3-mini. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

o3-mini generates tokens faster at 150 tok/s vs 48 tok/s. GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (1.36s vs 6.47s).

When should I use GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning) vs o3-mini?

Choose based on your priorities: o3-mini for lower cost, GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and o3-mini for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.