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GLM-5.1vsGPT-5.6 Terra

GPT-5.6 Terra leads 4 of 4 shared benchmarks. GLM-5.1 is 2.4x cheaper per token. GPT-5.6 Terra has the larger context window (1.1M tokens).

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Shared benchmarks
0 – 4
GPT-5.6 Terra leads
Cheaper per token
GLM-5.1
2.4x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
GPT-5.6 Terra
1.1M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
— · 95.5923%
Z.ai · OpenAI
GLM-5.1
Z.ai · released 2026-04-07
text
Context
200K
Max out
131K
Input /1M
$1.4
Output /1M
$4.4
Cached /1M
$0.26
Scores
7 · 7 core
GPT-5.6 Terra
OpenAI · released 2026-07-09
textvision
Context
1.1M
Max out
128K
Input /1M
$2
Output /1M
$12
Cached /1M
$0.2
Scores
8 · 6 core
Quality

Benchmark matrix

BenchmarkGLM-5.1GPT-5.6 TerraΔEdge
Reported by both · 4
GPQA Diamond89.9% epoch92.9% -3 ptGPT-5.6 Terra
FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run)36.8% epoch86% epoch-49.2 ptGPT-5.6 Terra
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run)93.3% epoch99.7% epoch-6.4 ptGPT-5.6 Terra
SimpleQA Verified34% epoch43.2% epoch-9.2 ptGPT-5.6 Terra
Only GLM-5.1 reports · 3
AIME 202695.8% matharenanot reported
LMArena Elo1462.4 not reported
SWE-bench Verified (Epoch AI run)74.2% epochnot reported
Only GPT-5.6 Terra reports · 3
DeepSWE v1.1not reported69.6%
FrontierMath Tier 4 v2 (Epoch AI run)not reported70.7% epoch
SWE-Bench Pronot reported63.4%
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is GLM-5.1 minus GPT-5.6 Terra in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing

Side by side

SpecGLM-5.1GPT-5.6 TerraEdge
Context window200K tokens1.1M tokensGPT-5.6 Terra
Max output131K tokens128K tokensGLM-5.1
Input price / 1M$1.4 $2 GLM-5.1
Output price / 1M$4.4 $12 GLM-5.1
Cached input / 1M$0.26 $0.2 GPT-5.6 Terra
Input + output / 1M
Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded.
$5.8$14GLM-5.1
Modalitiestexttext · visionGPT-5.6 Terra
Released2026-04-072026-07-09
Cited benchmark scores78
Reliability

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