# GLM-4.6 vs GPT-4.1 mini

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-4.6 and GPT-4.1 mini across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-4-6-vs-gpt-4-1-mini
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GLM-4.6 and GPT-4.1 mini share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- GPT-4.1 mini has the larger published context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GLM-4.6 | GPT-4.1 mini |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | OpenAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 200K | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 53.94 | 34.46 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 3 | 5 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | $0.40 / $1.60 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 35.2 (Estimated · #131/151)

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 48.8 (Estimated · #84/183)
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 37.1 (Estimated · #153/183)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | GPT-4.1 mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 3.09% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 23.6% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 46.5 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 41.4 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 53.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 45.3 (Estimated · #115/181)
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 35.8 (Supported · #159/181)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | GPT-4.1 mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | Coming soon | 87.5% | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 64.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 42.1 (#98/120)
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 44.2 (#93/120)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | GPT-4.1 mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 88.5% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 27.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 28.5 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | GPT-4.1 mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 3.819% | 4.483% | GPT-4.1 mini |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 2.128% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GLM-4.6 and GPT-4.1 mini?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

## Related Comparisons

- [GLM-4.6 vs GPT-4.1](/compare/glm-4-6-vs-gpt-4-1)
- [GPT-4.1 mini vs GPT-4.1](/compare/gpt-4-1-vs-gpt-4-1-mini)
- [GLM-4.6 vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/glm-4-6-vs-gpt-4-1-nano)
- [GPT-4.1 mini vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-gpt-4-1-nano)

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- [GLM-4.6 profile](/models/glm-4-6)
- [GPT-4.1 mini profile](/models/gpt-4-1-mini)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
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- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)