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GLM 5 vs MiniMax M1 (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: GLM 5 vs. MiniMax M1
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Overview

MiniMax M1 was released 7 months before GLM 5.
GLM 5GLM 5
MiniMax M1MiniMax M1
Model Provider
The organization behind this AI's development
Z.AI logoZ.AI
MiniMax logoMiniMax
Input Context Window
Maximum input tokens this model can process at once
202.8K
tokens
1M
tokens
Output Token Limit
Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once
Not specified
tokens
40K
tokens
Release Date
When this model first became publicly available
February 11th, 2026
June 17th, 2025

Capabilities & Features

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GLM 5
MiniMax M1
Input Types
Supported input formats
📝Text
📝Text
Output Types
Supported output formats
📝Text
📝Text
Tokenizer
Text encoding system
OtherOther
Key Features
Advanced capabilities
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Open Source
Model availability
Available on HuggingFace →Proprietary

Pricing

GLM 5 is roughly 2.0x more expensive compared to MiniMax M1 for input tokens and roughly 1.2x more expensive for output tokens.
GLM 5GLM 5
MiniMax M1MiniMax M1
Input Token Cost
Cost per million input tokens
$0.80
per million tokens
$0.40
per million tokens
Output Token Cost
Cost per million outut tokens
$2.56
per million tokens
$2.20
per million tokens

Benchmarks

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GLM 5GLM 5
MiniMax M1MiniMax M1
MMLU
Measures knowledge across 57 subjects like law, math, history, and science
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.
MMMU
Measures understanding of combined text and images across various domains
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.
HellaSwag
Measures common sense reasoning by having models complete sentences about everyday situations
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.

At a Glance

Quick overview of what makes GLM 5 and MiniMax M1 unique.
Z.AI logoGLM 5 by Z.AI can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 202.8K token context window. Reasonably priced at $0.80/M input and $2.56/M output tokens. Released February 11th, 2026.
MiniMax logoMiniMax M1 by MiniMax can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning. It can handle standard conversations with its 1M token context window. Reasonably priced at $0.40/M input and $2.20/M output tokens. Released June 17th, 2025.

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