Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-5 Mini offers 228.7K more tokens in context window than GLM 5. GLM 5 is $21.64 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-5 Mini supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Zhipu AI
GLM-5 is a large language model from Zhipu AI with 745 billion total parameters and 44 billion active parameters per inference, designed for agentic intelligence, advanced reasoning, and frontier-level performance. It features a 200K token context window and targets complex multi-step tasks requiring sustained reasoning and tool use. GLM-5 is available via Zhipu AI's Z.ai platform under an MIT license.
OpenAI
GPT-5 mini, released by OpenAI in August 2025, is a smaller variant from the GPT-5 family that inherits GPT-5's unified reasoning architecture and multimodal capabilities at a reduced inference cost. It targets high-volume production use cases requiring a balance of intelligence and response speed, offering GPT-5 capabilities for applications where full GPT-5 inference costs are a concern.
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GPT-5 Mini
OpenAI
2025-08
GLM 5
Zhipu AI
2026-02-11
Cost per million tokens (USD)
GLM 5
GPT-5 Mini
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
GLM 5
Zhipu AI
GPT-5 Mini
GLM 5
GPT-5 Mini
GLM 5
GPT-5 Mini
OpenAI