Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
o4-mini leads with 2.4% higher average benchmark score. o4-mini offers 37.9K more tokens in context window than GLM-4.5. GLM-4.5 is $3.50 cheaper per million tokens. o4-mini supports multimodal inputs. GLM-4.5 is available on 3 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Zhipu AI
GLM-4.5 was developed by Zhipu AI as an advanced bilingual language model, designed to excel at both Chinese and English language tasks. Built to serve diverse applications across multiple languages, it represents Zhipu AI's commitment to multilingual AI capabilities.
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
Zhipu AI
2025-07-28
Cost per million tokens (USD)
GLM-4.5

o4-mini
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 6 common benchmarks
GLM-4.5

o4-mini
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories
GLM-4.5

o4-mini
o4-mini
2024-05-31
Available providers and their performance metrics
GLM-4.5
DeepInfra
Novita
ZeroEval

o4-mini
GLM-4.5

o4-mini
GLM-4.5

o4-mini
OpenAI