# GLM-5 (Reasoning) vs GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-5 (Reasoning) and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-5-reasoning-vs-gpt-5-1-codex-max
- Last updated: October 17, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GLM-5 (Reasoning) and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max 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-5 (Reasoning) has the lower published output-token price.
- GPT-5.1-Codex-Max has the larger published context window at 400K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GLM-5 (Reasoning) | GPT-5.1-Codex-Max |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | OpenAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 200K | 400K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | null | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 1 | 2 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.00 / $3.20 | $1.25 / $10.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.1-Codex-Max public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5 (Reasoning) | GPT-5.1-Codex-Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 23.36% | 22.17% | GLM-5 (Reasoning) |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 83.6% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GLM-5 (Reasoning) and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max?

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.

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- [GLM-5 (Reasoning) vs GLM-5.3](/compare/glm-5-3-vs-glm-5-reasoning)
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- [GLM-5 (Reasoning) vs GLM-5.2](/compare/glm-5-2-vs-glm-5-reasoning)
- [GPT-5.1-Codex-Max vs GLM-5.2](/compare/glm-5-2-vs-gpt-5-1-codex-max)

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- [GLM-5 (Reasoning) profile](/models/glm-5-reasoning)
- [GPT-5.1-Codex-Max profile](/models/gpt-5-1-codex-max)
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