# Gemini 2.5 Pro vs GLM-5.1

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 2.5 Pro and GLM-5.1 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemini-2-5-pro-vs-glm-5-1
- Last updated: September 23, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 6
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.6

## Quick Verdict

Pick GLM-5.1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemini 2.5 Pro only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- GLM-5.1 leads overall 57.71 to 50.44.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 56.4 for Gemini 2.5 Pro and 92.4 for GLM-5.1.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HLE in Knowledge, with scores of 18.8% and 52.3%.
- GLM-5.1 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Gemini 2.5 Pro also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 2.5 Pro | GLM-5.1 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Z.AI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 203K |
| Overall Score | 50.44 | 57.71 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 8 | 26 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.25 / $10.00 | $1.40 / $4.40 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 25.1 (Estimated · #79/105)
- GLM-5.1 public-lane score: 42.1 (Estimated · #43/105)

| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Pro | GLM-5.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | 42.01% | 60.11% | GLM-5.1 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 63.5% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 68% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 70.6% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 71.8% | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | Coming soon | 68.7% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 62.3% | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | Coming soon | 18.2% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 56.9% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: GLM-5.1
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 25.7 (Supported · #108/135)
- GLM-5.1 public-lane score: 51.5 (Supported · #36/135)

| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Pro | GLM-5.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 63.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 0.40% | 31.46% | GLM-5.1 |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 54.4% | 76.4% | GLM-5.1 |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 58.4% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 42.7% | Coming soon |
| SWE-Rebench | Coming soon | 62.7% | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | Coming soon | 52.3% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 81.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 68.4 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- GLM-5.1 public-lane score: 71.7 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 70.4 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- GLM-5.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: GLM-5.1
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 43.7 (Supported · #74/160)
- GLM-5.1 public-lane score: 50.2 (Supported · #54/160)

| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Pro | GLM-5.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 83% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 18.8% | 52.3% | GLM-5.1 |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 86.2% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 84.5% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 86.9% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 56.4 (#76/124)
- GLM-5.1 public-lane score: 92.4 (#4/124)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 35.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- GLM-5.1 public-lane score: 63.8 (#3/7)

| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Pro | GLM-5.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 14.138% | 33.448% | GLM-5.1 |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 4.167% | 12.500% | GLM-5.1 |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 95.3% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Nov 2025 | Coming soon | 94.0% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 82.6% | Coming soon |
| MMAnswerBench | Coming soon | 83.8% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemini 2.5 Pro or GLM-5.1?

GLM-5.1 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemini 2.5 Pro and GLM-5.1?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 56.4 for Gemini 2.5 Pro and 92.4 for GLM-5.1.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 2.5 Pro cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 2.5 Pro currently has 8 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does GLM-5.1 cover on BenchLM?

GLM-5.1 currently has 26 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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