Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GLM-4.6 offers 3.4K more tokens in context window than MiniMax M2.1. GLM-4.6 is $0.90 cheaper per million tokens. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Zhipu AI
GLM-4.6, released by Zhipu AI in September 2025, is a large language model with approximately 357 billion parameters from the GLM-4 family, featuring an expanded 200K token context window. It supports strong mathematical reasoning, coding, and agentic orchestration tasks. GLM-4.6 targets enterprise-ready open-source deployments under an MIT license, with availability through Zhipu AI's Z.ai platform.
MiniMax
MiniMax M2.1, released by MiniMax on December 23, 2025, is a large language model with approximately 230 billion parameters featuring strong multi-language programming capabilities and an industry-leading multilingual coding profile. It features a 196K token context window and is optimized for complex real-world software engineering tasks across Rust, Java, Golang, C++, TypeScript, and other languages. M2.1 targets agentic coding workflows and applications requiring production-grade programming across diverse language environments.
2 months newer
GLM-4.6
Zhipu AI
2025-09-30
MiniMax M2.1
MiniMax
2025-12-23
Cost per million tokens (USD)
GLM-4.6
MiniMax M2.1
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
GLM-4.6
Zhipu AI
MiniMax M2.1
MiniMax
GLM-4.6
MiniMax M2.1
GLM-4.6
MiniMax M2.1