Compare/o3-mini (high) vs GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)

o3-mini (high)vsGLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

OpenAI

o3-mini (high)

Input
$1.1/M
Output
$4.4/M
Speed
218 tok/s
TTFT
17.59s
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GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)

Input
$1.4/M
Output
$4.4/M
Speed
51 tok/s
TTFT
1.01s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
o3-mini (high)
Faster (tok/s)
o3-mini (high)
Lower Latency
GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (6-4)
o3-mini (high)

Pricing Comparison

Metrico3-mini (high)GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$1.1$1.4
Output ($/M tokens)$4.4$4.4
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
o3-mini (high)$1.54
GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)$1.84

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
o3-mini (high)
218 tok/s
GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)
51 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
o3-mini (high)
17.59s
GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)
1.01s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
15.635.4
Coding Index
16.3
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
77.3%83.9%
MMLU-Pro
80.2%
LiveCodeBench
73.4%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
98.5%
Humanity's Last Exam
12.3%25.6%
SciCode
39.8%36.1%
IFBench
67.1%52.0%
TerminalBench
6.1%35.6%
o3-mini (high)6 wins
4 winsGLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, o3-mini (high) or GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)?

o3-mini (high) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $1.93/M tokens vs $2.15/M for GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

o3-mini (high) wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

o3-mini (high) generates tokens faster at 218 tok/s vs 51 tok/s. However, GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (1.01s vs 17.59s).

When should I use o3-mini (high) vs GLM-5.1 (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: o3-mini (high) for lower cost, o3-mini (high) for stronger benchmark performance, and o3-mini (high) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.