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

GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)vso3-mini (high)

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

Z AI

GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)

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

o3-mini (high)

Input
$1.1/M
Output
$4.4/M
Speed
143 tok/s
TTFT
23.72s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
o3-mini (high)
Faster (tok/s)
o3-mini (high)
Lower Latency
GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (5-5)
Tie

Pricing Comparison

MetricGLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)o3-mini (high)
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 (high)$1.54

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)
48 tok/s
o3-mini (high)
143 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)
1.36s
o3-mini (high)
23.72s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
43.825.2
Coding Index
35.817.3
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
83.9%77.3%
MMLU-Pro
80.2%
LiveCodeBench
73.4%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
98.5%
Humanity's Last Exam
25.6%12.3%
SciCode
36.1%39.8%
IFBench
52.0%67.1%
TerminalBench
35.6%6.1%
GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)5 wins
5 winso3-mini (high)

Frequently Asked Questions

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

o3-mini (high) 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?

It's a tie — both models win 5 benchmarks each across 12 evaluated categories. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

o3-mini (high) generates tokens faster at 143 tok/s vs 48 tok/s. GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (1.36s vs 23.72s).

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

Choose based on your priorities: o3-mini (high) for lower cost, both perform similarly on benchmarks, and o3-mini (high) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.