Model comparison
GLM-4.5-Air vs Grok 4.1 Fast
Head-to-head evidence from 11 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: GLM-4.5-Air #133 (Supported); Grok 4.1 Fast #107 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. GLM-4.5-Air and Grok 4.1 Fast share 11 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 1 result is unique to GLM-4.5-Air; 2 to Grok 4.1 Fast.
Updated July 20, 2026- Shared results
- 11
- GLM-4.5-Air only
- 1
- Grok 4.1 Fast only
- 2
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for GLM-4.5-Air and Grok 4.1 Fast is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 11 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
GLM-4.5-Air is priced at $0.20 input / $1.10 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.20 input / $0.50 output per 1M tokens for Grok 4.1 Fast. Grok 4.1 Fast has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for GLM-4.5-Air.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | GLM-4.5-Air | Grok 4.1 Fast | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | GLM-4.5-Air$0.2 input / $1.1 output | Grok 4.1 Fast$0.2 input / $0.5 output | Grok 4.1 Fast has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | GLM-4.5-Air106 tok/s | Grok 4.1 Fast138 tok/s | Grok 4.1 Fast has the higher measured throughput. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | GLM-4.5-Air1.18 s | Grok 4.1 Fast0.54 s | Grok 4.1 Fast reaches the first token sooner. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | GLM-4.5-Air128K | Grok 4.1 Fast1M | Grok 4.1 Fast lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic2 benchmarks
Coding1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5-Air | Grok 4.1 Fast | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-SciCodeSource | 30.6% | 29.6% | GLM-4.5-Air leads |
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5-Air | Grok 4.1 Fast | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 16.5% | 16.9% | Grok 4.1 Fast leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 73.3% | 63.7% | GLM-4.5-Air leads |
| AA-HLESource | 6.8% | 5.0% | GLM-4.5-Air leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -62.5% | -50.9% | Grok 4.1 Fast leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 15.5% | 17.0% | Grok 4.1 Fast leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 92.3% | 81.8% | Grok 4.1 Fast leads |
Multimodal2 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5-Air | Grok 4.1 Fast | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 37.6% | 36.5% | GLM-4.5-Air leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare GLM-4.5-Air and Grok 4.1 Fast on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for GLM-4.5-Air and Grok 4.1 Fast today?
GLM-4.5-Air: $0.20 input / $1.10 output per 1M tokens Grok 4.1 Fast: $0.20 input / $0.50 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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