# GLM-5.2 vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-5.2 and MiniMax M3.1 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-5-2-vs-minimax-m3-1-flash
- Last updated: October 19, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 3
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GLM-5.2 and MiniMax M3.1 Flash share only 3 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 3 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash has the lower published output-token price.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GLM-5.2 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | MiniMax |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 60.5 | 67.05 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 30 | 14 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.40 / $4.40 | $0.15 / $0.60 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 57.4 (Supported · #36/130)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 63.9 (Estimated · #19/130)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 4.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 81.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 76.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 48.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | 20.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 67.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | 54.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | 0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LOCA-Bench 256K | Coming soon | 60.3 | Coming soon |
| SWE Refactor Bench | Coming soon | 23.0 | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 62.2% | Coming soon |
| BankerToolBench | Coming soon | 76.2% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | Coming soon | 38.10% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 29.6% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Coming soon | 61.7% | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | Coming soon | 82.2% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 53.7 (Supported · #35/151)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 61.3 (Supported · #17/151)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 62.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | 48.9% | 61.2% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 81.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ProgramBench | 63.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 3.2 | 55.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | 58.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 69.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 82.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | 31.7% | 39.3% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 73.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 79.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 80.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | 20.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 73.5 (#30/55)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BabyVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 91.0% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 82.5% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 57.9 (Supported · #54/186)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 73.2 (Supported · #14/186)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 91.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 91.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 40.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 40.5% | 43.4% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 85.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 89.9 (#26/148)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 78.4 (#3/12)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | 99.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Nov 2025 | 94.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 92.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMAnswerBench | 91.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 59.206% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 29.268% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GLM-5.2 and MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

Not yet. The models share only 3 sourced benchmark rows, 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.

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- [MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs GLM-5.3-Flash](/compare/glm-5-3-flash-vs-minimax-m3-1-flash)

## Explore More

- [GLM-5.2 profile](/models/glm-5-2)
- [MiniMax M3.1 Flash profile](/models/minimax-m3-1-flash)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
- [Alternative Finder](/tools/alternative-finder)
- [LLM Selector](/tools/llm-selector)
- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)