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Model comparison

Gemini 3.1 Pro vs GLM-5.1

Updated August 7, 2026. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty. They are not guarantees for a specific workload.

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Google

54.8/100

Estimated · Public rank #90

90% interval 38.9–70.7

GLM-5.1

Z.AI

66.9/100

Supported · Public rank #22

90% interval 57.1–76.7

GLM-5.1 has the higher public score estimate, 66.9 versus 54.79, but the 90% score intervals overlap. Treat that as a lead, not a settled winner.

7 results are shared. Category rows based on different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.

Which one for your work

Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.

  • Long documents

    Prompts that approach the documented context limit

    Gemini 3.1 Pro

    Gemini 3.1 Pro has the larger documented context window.

    Confidence: documented

  • Chat turn cost

    1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

    GLM-5.1

    GLM-5.1 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates

Show secondary and unsupported calls
  • Repository review cost

    50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

    GLM-5.1

    GLM-5.1 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates

  • Coding work

    Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks

    Not enough matched evidence

    No shared weighted benchmark basis supports a winner.

    Confidence: limited

  • Agentic work

    Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion

    Not enough matched evidence

    No shared weighted benchmark basis supports a winner.

    Confidence: limited

  • Cache-heavy agent loop cost

    200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

    Not enough matched evidence

    The page does not recommend a cost winner because at least one model cannot fit the stated workload in one request. GLM-5.1 does not fit this workload in one request. GLM-5.1 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

    Confidence: rate-fallback

What is actually comparable

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.

Shared results
7
Gemini 3.1 Pro only
16
GLM-5.1 only
13
Like-for-like categories
0 / 8

1 category uses different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.

Category results, on a stated basis

Each row states whether both averages use the same weighted benchmark set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner in this template.

Math

Directional only
Gemini 3.1 Pro
31.8
GLM-5.1
62.0
Weighted basis
2 vs 4 rows
Reading
Directional only

Agentic

Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Not measured
GLM-5.1
65.4
Weighted basis
0 vs 2 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Coding

Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Not measured
GLM-5.1
61.3
Weighted basis
0 vs 2 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Reasoning

Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Pro
77.1
GLM-5.1
Not measured
Weighted basis
1 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Knowledge

Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Not measured
GLM-5.1
52.3
Weighted basis
0 vs 1 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multilingual

Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Not measured
GLM-5.1
Not measured
Weighted basis
0 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multimodal

Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Pro
82.6
GLM-5.1
Not measured
Weighted basis
2 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Instruction following

Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Not measured
GLM-5.1
Not measured
Weighted basis
0 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Shape of the matched evidence

Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.

Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)

    Math

    Gemini 3.1 Pro: 16.700%GLM-5.1: 12.500%Normalized gap 4.2Shared source
  • FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    Math

    Gemini 3.1 Pro: 36.900%GLM-5.1: 33.448%Normalized gap 3.5Shared source

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.

Chat turn

1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

Gemini 3.1 Pro
$0.008
Fits in one request
GLM-5.1
$0.0036
Fits in one request

GLM-5.1 has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Repository review

50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

Gemini 3.1 Pro
$0.136
Fits in one request
GLM-5.1
$0.0832
Fits in one request

GLM-5.1 has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Cache-heavy agent loop

200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

Gemini 3.1 Pro
$0.2
Fits in one request
GLM-5.1
$0.352
Does not fit in one request
Cached input priced at the published list-input rate

GLM-5.1 does not fit this workload in one request. GLM-5.1 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

Specification differences

Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.

Cached-input rate

A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.

Gemini 3.1 Pro

$0.2 per 1M cached input tokens

Google Gemini API pricing

GLM-5.1

Not published

Reasoning profile

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Reasoning

GLM-5.1

Reasoning

Weight access

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Proprietary

GLM-5.1

Open Weight

License

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Proprietary

GLM-5.1

Open Weight

Release date

Gemini 3.1 Pro

2026-02-19

GLM-5.1

2026-04-07

If you already use one of these models
Deployment change
The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
Quality signal
GLM-5.1 has the higher public score estimate, 66.9 versus 54.79, but the 90% score intervals overlap.
Workload cost
Repository review: $0.136 vs $0.0832. Cache-heavy agent loop: $0.2 vs $0.352.
Context tradeoff
Gemini 3.1 Pro has the larger documented window (1M).

Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

Gemini 3.1 Pro
API / mo$10,500
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
GLM-5.1
API / mo$4,350
Self-host / mo$18,221
Break-even264M/day
Model the full break-even

Benchmark evidence

The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.

Browse raw public benchmark evidence36 rows

Agentic

  • Gemini 3.1 Pro57.8%
    GLM-5.162.3%

    GLM-5.1 leads this result

  • DeepSearchQA

    Gemini 3.1 Pro69.7%
    Source
    GLM-5.1

    Not directly comparable

  • τ²-bench results

    Gemini 3.1 Pro95.6%
    Source
    GLM-5.1

    Not directly comparable

  • Gemini 3.1 Pro56.87%
    GLM-5.160.11%

    GLM-5.1 leads this result

  • ResearchClawBench

    Shared source
    Gemini 3.1 Pro13.3%
    GLM-5.118.2%

    GLM-5.1 leads this result

  • Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Gemini 3.1 Pro
    GLM-5.163.5%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • BrowseComp

    Gemini 3.1 Pro
    GLM-5.168%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • τ³-bench results

    Gemini 3.1 Pro
    GLM-5.170.6%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • MCP Atlas

    Gemini 3.1 Pro
    GLM-5.171.8%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • CyberGym

    Gemini 3.1 Pro
    GLM-5.168.7%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Coding

  • LiveCodeBench Pro

    Gemini 3.1 Pro82.9%
    Source
    GLM-5.1

    Not directly comparable

  • React Native Evals

    Gemini 3.1 Pro78.9%
    Source
    GLM-5.1

    Not directly comparable

  • Vibe Code Bench

    Shared source
    Gemini 3.1 Pro32.03%
    GLM-5.131.46%

    Gemini 3.1 Pro leads this result

  • SWE-bench Pro

    Gemini 3.1 Pro
    GLM-5.158.4%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • NL2Repo

    Gemini 3.1 Pro
    GLM-5.142.7%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • SWE-Rebench

    Gemini 3.1 Pro
    GLM-5.162.7%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Reasoning

  • ARC-AGI-2

    Gemini 3.1 Pro77.1%
    Source
    GLM-5.1

    Not directly comparable

  • ARC-AGI-3

    Gemini 3.1 Pro0.4%
    Source
    GLM-5.1

    Not directly comparable

Knowledge

  • GPQA-D

    Gemini 3.1 Pro94.3%
    Source
    GLM-5.186.2%
    Source

    Gemini 3.1 Pro leads this result

  • HLE w/o tools

    Gemini 3.1 Pro45.4%
    Source
    GLM-5.1

    Not directly comparable

  • HealthBench Hard

    Gemini 3.1 Pro20.6%
    Source
    GLM-5.1

    Not directly comparable

  • MedXpertQA (Text)

    Gemini 3.1 Pro71.5%
    Source
    GLM-5.1

    Not directly comparable

  • HLE

    Gemini 3.1 Pro
    GLM-5.152.3%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Math

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    Shared source
    Gemini 3.1 Pro36.900%
    GLM-5.133.448%

    Gemini 3.1 Pro leads this result

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)

    Shared source
    Gemini 3.1 Pro16.700%
    GLM-5.112.500%

    Gemini 3.1 Pro leads this result

  • AIME26

    Gemini 3.1 Pro
    GLM-5.195.3%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • HMMT Nov 2025

    Gemini 3.1 Pro
    GLM-5.194.0%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • HMMT Feb 2026

    Gemini 3.1 Pro
    GLM-5.182.6%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • MMAnswerBench

    Gemini 3.1 Pro
    GLM-5.183.8%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Multimodal

  • MMMU-Pro

    Gemini 3.1 Pro83.9%
    Source
    GLM-5.1

    Not directly comparable

  • CharXiv

    Gemini 3.1 Pro80.2%
    Source
    GLM-5.1

    Not directly comparable

  • ERQA

    Gemini 3.1 Pro69.4%
    Source
    GLM-5.1

    Not directly comparable

  • SimpleVQA

    Gemini 3.1 Pro72.4%
    Source
    GLM-5.1

    Not directly comparable

  • ScreenSpot Pro

    Gemini 3.1 Pro84.4%
    Source
    GLM-5.1

    Not directly comparable

  • ZeroBench

    Gemini 3.1 Pro29.0%
    Source
    GLM-5.1

    Not directly comparable

  • MedXpertQA (MM)

    Gemini 3.1 Pro81.3%
    Source
    GLM-5.1

    Not directly comparable

Frequently asked questions

Which is better, Gemini 3.1 Pro or GLM-5.1?

GLM-5.1 has the higher public score estimate, 66.9 versus 54.79, but the 90% score intervals overlap. The higher estimate is not a decisive winner because the uncertainty ranges overlap.

Which is better for coding, Gemini 3.1 Pro or GLM-5.1?

The published evidence does not provide a shared weighted coding basis for both models, so BenchLM does not name a coding winner.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Gemini 3.1 Pro or GLM-5.1?

The published evidence does not provide a shared weighted agentic tasks basis for both models, so BenchLM does not name a agentic tasks winner.

Which costs less, Gemini 3.1 Pro or GLM-5.1?

For the stated presets, chat costs $0.008 on Gemini 3.1 Pro and $0.0036 on GLM-5.1; repository review costs $0.136 and $0.0832; the cache-heavy agent loop costs $0.2 and $0.352. GLM-5.1 does not fit this workload in one request. GLM-5.1 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

Which has the larger context window, Gemini 3.1 Pro or GLM-5.1?

Gemini 3.1 Pro has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 203K.

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Last updated August 7, 2026

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