Alternatives
What are the alternatives to GLM-5.1?
GLM-5.1 ranks 56 of 94 in the overall index and costs $2.15 per million tokens.
Muse Ember 1.0: Ahead in the overall index (110.4 vs. 82.8) and cheaper ($0.20 vs. $2.15 per million tokens).
Qwen 3.7 Plus: Level in the overall index (83.4 vs. 82.8) but cheaper: $0.48 instead of $2.15 per million tokens.
- Alternatives
- 4
- Overall index rank
- 56
- Data as of
- Nov 10, 2026
The alternatives by reason
Stronger, not much pricier
Muse Ember 1.0
Ahead in the overall index (110.4 vs. 82.8) and cheaper ($0.20 vs. $2.15 per million tokens).
- Overall index
- 110.4
- Price (3:1)
- $0.20
- Speed
- n/a
Rank 14 · Middle group
Similar strength, cheaper
Qwen 3.7 Plus
Level in the overall index (83.4 vs. 82.8) but cheaper: $0.48 instead of $2.15 per million tokens.
- Overall index
- 83.4
- Price (3:1)
- $0.48
- Speed
- 50
Rank 54 · Lower group
With open weights
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
The best model with open weights, stronger: 106.7 vs. 82.8 in the overall index.
- Overall index
- 106.7
- Price (3:1)
- $0.26
- Speed
- 126
Rank 20 · Middle group
Head to head: GLM-5.1 vs. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017Open the profile
Similar strength, faster
GPT-5.4 mini
Level in the overall index (75.1 vs. 82.8) and faster: 134 instead of 39 tokens per second.
- Overall index
- 75.1
- Price (3:1)
- $1.69
- Speed
- 134
Rank 62 · Lower group
The models around GLM-5.1
| Rank | Model | Overall index | Price (3:1) | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Claude Opus 4.6 | 84.2 | $10 | 36 |
| 54 | Qwen 3.7 Plus | 83.4 | $0.48 | 50 |
| 55 | MiniMax M3 | 83.0 | $0.52 | 82 |
| 56 | GLM-5.1this model | 82.8 | $2.15 | 39 |
| 57 | Qwen 3.8 27B | 82.8 | $0.66 | 66 |
| 58 | Reflection Beam | 82.4 | n/a | n/a |
| 59 | Kimi K2.7 Code | 81.3 | $1.71 | 50 |
| 60 | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | 81.0 | $1.13 | 101 |
Price in dollars per million tokens, mixed from 3 parts input and 1 part output. Speed in tokens per second.
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