Skip to main content

GLM-5.1 vs MiMo-V2.5

Head-to-head comparison across 2benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

GLM-5.1

84

VS

MiMo-V2.5

74

1 categoriesvs1 categories

Pick GLM-5.1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiMo-V2.5 only becomes the better choice if agentic is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.

Category Radar

Head-to-Head by Category

Category Breakdown

Agentic

MiMo-V2.5
65.3vs65.8

+0.5 difference

Coding

GLM-5.1
60.9vs56.1

+4.8 difference

Operational Comparison

GLM-5.1

MiMo-V2.5

Price (per 1M tokens)

$1.4 / $4.4

$0.4 / $2

Speed

N/A

N/A

Latency (TTFT)

N/A

N/A

Context Window

203K

1M

Quick Verdict

Pick GLM-5.1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiMo-V2.5 only becomes the better choice if agentic is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.

GLM-5.1 is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 84 to 74. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GLM-5.1's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 60.9 against 56.1. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is Terminal-Bench 2.0, 63.5% to 65.8%. MiMo-V2.5 does hit back in agentic, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

GLM-5.1 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $1.40 input / $4.40 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.40 input / $2.00 output per 1M tokens for MiMo-V2.5. That is roughly 2.2x on output cost alone. MiMo-V2.5 gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 203K for GLM-5.1.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Which is better, GLM-5.1 or MiMo-V2.5?

GLM-5.1 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 84 to 74. The biggest single separator in this matchup is Terminal-Bench 2.0, where the scores are 63.5% and 65.8%.

Which is better for coding, GLM-5.1 or MiMo-V2.5?

GLM-5.1 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 60.9 versus 56.1. Inside this category, SWE-bench Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GLM-5.1 or MiMo-V2.5?

MiMo-V2.5 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 65.8 versus 65.3. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Self-host vs API cost

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

GLM-5.1
API / mo$4,350
Self-host / mo$18,221
Break-even264M/day
MiMo-V2.5
API / mo$1,800
Self-host / moN/A
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

Related Comparisons

Last updated: April 22, 2026

The AI models change fast. We track them for you.

For engineers, researchers, and the plain curious — a weekly brief on new models, ranking shifts, and pricing changes.

Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.