Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GLM-4.5-Air leads with 16.7% higher average benchmark score. Grok-2 mini supports multimodal inputs. Overall, GLM-4.5-Air is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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.
xAI
Grok 2 Mini was created as a more efficient variant of Grok 2, designed to provide strong capabilities with reduced computational requirements. Built to make Grok 2's advancements accessible to applications with tighter resource constraints, it balances performance with practical deployment needs.
11 months newer

Grok-2 mini
xAI
2024-08-13
GLM-4.5-Air
Zhipu AI
2025-07-28
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks
GLM-4.5-Air

Grok-2 mini
Available providers and their performance metrics
GLM-4.5-Air

Grok-2 mini
GLM-4.5-Air

Grok-2 mini