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Model comparison

GLM-5 vs Grok 4.1 Fast

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 12 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

Z.AI
66.06/100
Margin
14.8pts
← winning
51.25/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GLM-5 #28 (Supported); Grok 4.1 Fast #107 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GLM-5 and Grok 4.1 Fast share 12 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 37 results are unique to GLM-5; 1 to Grok 4.1 Fast.

Updated July 20, 2026
Shared results
12
GLM-5 only
37
Grok 4.1 Fast only
1
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for GLM-5 and Grok 4.1 Fast is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 12 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-5 is priced at $1.00 input / $3.20 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 200K for GLM-5.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for GLM-5 and Grok 4.1 Fast
CategoryGLM-5ΔGrok 4.1 Fast
AgenticGLM-556.2MarginNo overlapGrok 4.1 FastNot measured
CodingGLM-566.3MarginNo overlapGrok 4.1 FastNot measured
ReasoningGLM-560.8MarginNo overlapGrok 4.1 FastNot measured
KnowledgeGLM-566.4MarginNo overlapGrok 4.1 FastNot measured
MathGLM-556.3MarginNo overlapGrok 4.1 FastNot measured
MultilingualGLM-583.1MarginNo overlapGrok 4.1 FastNot measured
Inst. FollowingGLM-592.6MarginNo overlapGrok 4.1 FastNot measured

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGLM-5Grok 4.1 FastComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGLM-5$1 input / $3.2 outputGrok 4.1 Fast$0.2 input / $0.5 outputGrok 4.1 Fast has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGLM-574 tok/sGrok 4.1 Fast138 tok/sGrok 4.1 Fast has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGLM-51.64 sGrok 4.1 Fast0.54 sGrok 4.1 Fast reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGLM-5200KGrok 4.1 Fast1MGrok 4.1 Fast lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGLM-5Grok 4.1 FastResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 56.2%Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource 57.7%Not comparable
QwenClawBenchSource 54.1%Not comparable
τ³-bench resultsSource 65.6%Not comparable
DeepPlanningSource 14.6%Not comparable
ToolathlonSource 38%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 31.1%Not comparable
MCP-TasksSource 60.8%Not comparable
WideResearchSource 69.8%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 98.2%63.7%GLM-5 leads
CyberGymSource 43.2%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 14.5%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 50.99%47.32%GLM-5 leads
Coding
BenchmarkGLM-5Grok 4.1 FastResult
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 77.8%Not comparable
SWE-bench Verified*Source 72.8%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 55.1%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource 73.3%Not comparable
SWE-RebenchSource 62.8%Not comparable
React Native EvalsSource 74.8%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 46.2%29.6%GLM-5 leads
Reasoning
BenchmarkGLM-5Grok 4.1 FastResult
LongBench v2Source 60.8%Not comparable
AI-NeedleSource 63.3%Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 63.3%22.0%GLM-5 leads
CritPtSource 2.0%0.0%GLM-5 leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGLM-5Grok 4.1 FastResult
GPQASource 86%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 86.0%Not comparable
SuperGPQASource 66.8%Not comparable
MMLU-ProSource 85.7%Not comparable
MMLU-Pro (Arcee)Source 85.8%Not comparable
HLESource 50.4%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 39.5%16.9%GLM-5 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 82.0%63.7%GLM-5 leads
AA-HLESource 27.2%5.0%GLM-5 leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 2.0%-50.9%GLM-5 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 26.9%17.0%GLM-5 leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 34.0%81.8%GLM-5 leads
Math
BenchmarkGLM-5Grok 4.1 FastResult
AIME26Source 95.8%Not comparable
AIME25 (Arcee)Source 93.3%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2025Source 97.5%Not comparable
HMMT Nov 2025Source 96.9%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source 86.4%Not comparable
MMAnswerBenchSource 82.5%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 16.434%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 2.100%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkGLM-5Grok 4.1 FastResult
MMLU-ProXSource 83.1%Not comparable
NOVA-63Source 55.1%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGLM-5Grok 4.1 FastResult
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1280Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 48.4%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGLM-5Grok 4.1 FastResult
IFEvalSource 92.6%Not comparable
AA-IFBenchSource 72.3%36.5%GLM-5 leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare GLM-5 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-5 and Grok 4.1 Fast today?

GLM-5: $1.00 input / $3.20 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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Last updated: July 20, 2026

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