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GLM-5 (Reasoning) vs o4-mini (high)

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

GLM-5 (Reasoning) wins overall with a score of 75 vs 65 (10 point difference).GLM-5 (Reasoning) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

CreatorZhipu AI
TypeOpen Weight
Context200K
Score75

o4-mini (high)

CreatorOpenAI
TypeProprietary
Context200K
Score65

Knowledge

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

93

o4-mini (high)

80.5

96
MMLU
82
94
GPQA
82
92
SuperGPQA
80
90
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

88

o4-mini (high)

74

88
HumanEval
74

Mathematics

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

96.6

o4-mini (high)

82

98
AIME 2023
83
99
AIME 2024
85
98
AIME 2025
84
94
HMMT Feb 2023
79
96
HMMT Feb 2024
81
95
HMMT Feb 2025
80
96
BRUMO 2025
82

Reasoning

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

91

o4-mini (high)

79

92
SimpleQA
80
90
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GLM-5 (Reasoning) or o4-mini (high)?

GLM-5 (Reasoning) scores higher overall with 75 vs 65, a difference of 10 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GLM-5 (Reasoning) or o4-mini (high)?

GLM-5 (Reasoning) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 93 vs 80.5.

Which is better for coding, GLM-5 (Reasoning) or o4-mini (high)?

GLM-5 (Reasoning) leads in coding with an average score of 88 vs 74.

Which is better for math, GLM-5 (Reasoning) or o4-mini (high)?

GLM-5 (Reasoning) leads in math with an average score of 96.6 vs 82.

Which is better for reasoning, GLM-5 (Reasoning) or o4-mini (high)?

GLM-5 (Reasoning) leads in reasoning with an average score of 91 vs 79.

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