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GLM-4.5-Air vs GPT-4.1 mini
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GLM-4.5-Air leads with 26.1% higher average benchmark score. GPT-4.1 mini supports multimodal inputs. GPT-4.1 mini is available on 2 providers. Overall, GLM-4.5-Air is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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Zhipu AI
GLM-4.5 Air was created as a lightweight variant of GLM-4.5, designed to provide strong bilingual capabilities with improved efficiency. Built to serve applications requiring practical deployment with reduced resource requirements, it extends GLM-4.5's multilingual strengths to resource-conscious scenarios.
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OpenAI
GPT-4.1 Mini was created as a smaller, more efficient variant of GPT-4.1, designed to provide strong capabilities with reduced computational requirements. Built to serve applications where speed and cost are priorities while maintaining solid performance, it extends the GPT-4.1 capabilities to resource-conscious deployments.
3 months newer
GPT-4.1 mini
OpenAI
2025-04-14
GLM-4.5-Air
Zhipu AI
2025-07-28
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Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks
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GLM-4.5-Air
Average Score:72.1%(+26.1%)
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GPT-4.1 mini
Average Score:46.0%
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories
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GLM-4.5-Air
Coding57.6%(+34.0%)
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GPT-4.1 mini
Coding23.6%
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Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison
GPT-4.1 mini
2024-05-31
More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks
Provider Availability & Performance
Available providers and their performance metrics
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GLM-4.5-Air
0 providers
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GPT-4.1 mini
2 providers
OpenAI
Throughput: 150 tok/s
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GLM-4.5-Air
Avg Score:72.1%(+26.1%)
Providers:0
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GPT-4.1 mini
Avg Score:46.0%
Providers:2