# GLM-4.6 vs GPT-5 mini

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-4.6 and GPT-5 mini across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-4-6-vs-gpt-5-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-5 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.
- GLM-4.6 has the larger published context window at 200K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GLM-4.6 | GPT-5 mini |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | OpenAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 200K | 128K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 53.94 | 46.29 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 3 | 1 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | $0.25 / $2.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5 mini public-lane score: 42.3 (Estimated · #114/151)

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 48.8 (Estimated · #84/183)
- GPT-5 mini public-lane score: 41.4 (Estimated · #133/183)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | GPT-5 mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 3.09% | 14.17% | GPT-5 mini |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 41.4 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- GPT-5 mini public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 45.3 (Estimated · #115/181)
- GPT-5 mini public-lane score: Coming soon

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 42.1 (#98/120)
- GPT-5 mini public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 27.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- GPT-5 mini public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | GPT-5 mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 3.819% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 2.128% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GLM-4.6 and GPT-5 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-5 (high)](/compare/glm-4-6-vs-gpt-5-high)
- [GPT-5 mini vs GPT-5 (high)](/compare/gpt-5-high-vs-gpt-5-mini)
- [GLM-4.6 vs GPT-5 (medium)](/compare/glm-4-6-vs-gpt-5-medium)
- [GPT-5 mini vs GPT-5 (medium)](/compare/gpt-5-medium-vs-gpt-5-mini)

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- [GLM-4.6 profile](/models/glm-4-6)
- [GPT-5 mini profile](/models/gpt-5-mini)
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