Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-4.1 mini offers 828.7K more tokens in context window than GLM-4.7. GLM-4.7 is $1.00 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-4.1 mini supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Zhipu AI
GLM-4.7, released by Zhipu AI on December 22, 2025, is a large language model with approximately 400 billion parameters from the GLM-4 family, designed for deep mathematical reasoning, multi-file software engineering, and stable agentic orchestration. It features a 200K token context window and 128K maximum output tokens, supporting extended code and analysis generation. GLM-4.7 targets advanced open-source deployments under an MIT license via Zhipu AI's Z.ai platform.
OpenAI
GPT-4.1 mini, released by OpenAI in April 2025, is a smaller variant from the GPT-4.1 family designed for efficient, cost-effective deployments requiring long-context understanding. It features a 1M token context window and native image understanding, with maintained coding and instruction-following capabilities relative to its size. GPT-4.1 mini targets applications needing a balance between response speed, cost, and capability, such as production APIs with high request volumes.
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GPT-4.1 mini
OpenAI
2025-04-14
GLM-4.7
Zhipu AI
2025-12-22
Cost per million tokens (USD)
GLM-4.7
GPT-4.1 mini
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
GLM-4.7
Zhipu AI
GPT-4.1 mini
GLM-4.7
GPT-4.1 mini
GLM-4.7
GPT-4.1 mini
OpenAI