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GLM-4.5-Air vs o4-mini
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
o4-mini leads with 5.6% higher average benchmark score. o4-mini supports multimodal inputs. Overall, o4-mini 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
o4-mini was created as part of the next generation of OpenAI's reasoning models, designed to continue advancing the balance between analytical capability and operational efficiency. Built to bring cutting-edge reasoning techniques to applications requiring quick turnaround, it represents the evolution of compact reasoning-focused models.
3 months newer
o4-mini
OpenAI
2025-04-16
GLM-4.5-Air
Zhipu AI
2025-07-28
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Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 6 common benchmarks
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GLM-4.5-Air
Average Score:63.7%
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o4-mini
Average Score:69.2%(+5.6%)
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories
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GLM-4.5-Air
Coding57.6%
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o4-mini
Coding68.1%(+10.5%)
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Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison
o4-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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o4-mini
1 providers
OpenAI
Throughput: 115 tok/s
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GLM-4.5-Air
Avg Score:63.7%
Providers:0
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o4-mini
Avg Score:69.2%(+5.6%)
Providers:1