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MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs GLM-5V-Turbo
Which is cheaper, which is more capable, and which does better at each kind of work, from 34 results on 2 sources that measured both models.
Of the 34 results both models have, the better value on each. Results whose reported ranges overlap are too close to call.
Results as of 20 October 2026 (catalogue release 2026-10-20-96eb40c3ec63). See also MiniMax vs Z.ai, every model from both labs.
MiniMax M3.1 Flash or GLM-5V-Turbo? The short answer
Pick MiniMax M3.1 Flash: it scores higher (Spring Prompt overall 47 against 10) and costs less.
- Spring Prompt overall: MiniMax M3.1 Flash 47, GLM-5V-Turbo 10 (out of 100; how the score works).
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash is cheaper: $0.26 against $1.90 per million tokens, 7.2 times less.
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: 42.4 against 23.5.
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash is newer: released 19 Oct 2026, against 1 Apr 2026 for GLM-5V-Turbo.
- On our own benchmarks, on the results both models have: MiniMax M3.1 Flash does better for product listings.
- On third-party benchmarks, on the results both models have: MiniMax M3.1 Flash does better for reasoning and knowledge.
Head to head
Every fact side by side
| MiniMax M3.1 Flash | GLM-5V-Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per million tokens | $0.15 in · $0.60 out | $1.20 in · $4.00 out |
| Blended (3 in : 1 out) | $0.26 | $1.90 |
| Cheapest host, blended | – | – |
| Cached input, per million | $0.015 cached input | – |
| Intelligence Index | 42.4 | 23.5 |
| Spring Prompt overall | 47 | 10 |
| Output speed, tokens a second | 159 | – |
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens | 202,752 tokens |
| Released | 19 Oct 2026 (newer) | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Weights | Closed | Closed |
| Developer based in | China | China |
Prices are the developer's list price where we have read it, otherwise the typical host on OpenRouter; see every model's price. Intelligence and speed from Artificial Analysis.
Which is better for what
Each model's rank among the models on sale today, for each kind of work, from our own benchmarks and licensed sources. Further right is better; the better rank is in green.
From our research
Every shared result
Each model's best result on every measure both have, grouped by benchmark, with the setting that produced it. Under each measure, every model that benchmark has measured is a grey tick, best to the right, so you can see where the two sit in the field. The headline measures of each benchmark come first; the rest are under "Show all". Green marks the better value; where a source reports ranges that overlap, neither is marked.
| Measure | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | GLM-5V-Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| CatalogBench measured by Spring Prompt · 3 results | ||
| Cost per productUS dollars, lower is better 1 · 9 of 24 measured | $0 | $0.0070 |
| Reliably publish-ready% of products, higher is better 9 · 23 of 24 measured | 50.0% | 1.8% |
| Reliably publish-ready · sales brief% of products, higher is better 6 · 21 of 24 measured | 37.5% | 0.0% |
| Artificial Analysis reported by Artificial Analysis · 3 results | ||
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Indexindex score, higher is better 21 · 88 of 249 measured | 42.4 | 23.5 |
| Humanity's Last Exam% of questions, higher is better 14 · 124 of 248 measured | 48.0% | 17.1% |
| Long-context reasoning (AA-LCR)% of questions, higher is better 45 · 112 of 239 measured | 79.7% | 70.3% |
Show all 34 results (28 more)
| Measure | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | GLM-5V-Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| CatalogBench measured by Spring Prompt · 28 results | ||
| Channel compliance% of products, higher is better 1 · 23 of 24 measured | 100.0% | 98.3% |
| Channel rules broken% of products, lower is better 12 · 19 of 24 measured | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Channel rules broken · sales brief% of products, lower is better 1 · 12 of 24 measured | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Claims to check% of products, lower is better 1 · 23 of 24 measured | 0.0% | 11.5% |
| Claims to check · sales brief% of products, lower is better 1 · 23 of 24 measured | 0.0% | 28.9% |
| Conflicts caught% of conflicts, higher is better 1 · 1 of 24 measured | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Content quality% of checks, higher is better 17 · 24 of 24 measured | 95.8% | 63.3% |
| Content quality · sales brief% of checks, higher is better 17 · 24 of 24 measured | 96.0% | 16.8% |
| Decision accuracy% of decisions, higher is better 16 · 24 of 24 measured | 95.6% | 61.0% |
| Failed outputs% of products, lower is better 22 · 24 of 24 measured | 1.8% | 32.1% |
| Failed outputs · sales brief% of products, lower is better 22 · 24 of 24 measured | 1.8% | 82.1% |
| Field accuracy% of missing fields, higher is better 19 · 24 of 24 measured | 92.0% | 59.6% |
| Invented values% of filled values, lower is better 22 · 21 of 24 measured | 3.8% | 3.8% |
| Missing UK information% of products, lower is better 1 · 1 of 24 measured | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Missing UK information · sales brief% of products, lower is better 1 · 1 of 24 measured | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Not findable% of products, lower is better 16 · 12 of 24 measured | 7.1% | 5.4% |
| Not findable · sales brief% of products, lower is better 12 · 2 of 24 measured | 4.2% | 1.8% |
| Publish-ready listings% of products, higher is better 11 · 24 of 24 measured | 63.1% | 10.1% |
| Publish-ready listings · sales brief% of products, higher is better 7 · 24 of 24 measured | 57.1% | 0.0% |
| Time per productseconds, lower is better 19 · 22 of 24 measured | 32.0 | 62.3 |
| Unsupported claimsclaims per product, lower is better 6 · 23 of 24 measured | 0.39 | 2.49 |
| Unsupported claims% of products, lower is better 5 · 23 of 24 measured | 7.7% | 55.4% |
| Unsupported claims · sales briefclaims per product, lower is better 6 · 9 of 24 measured | 0.60 | 1.31 |
| Unsupported claims · sales brief% of products, lower is better 5 · 6 of 24 measured | 16.1% | 17.9% |
| Wrong attributes% of products, lower is better 20 · 2 of 24 measured | 22.6% | 13.1% |
| Wrong attributes · sales brief% of products, lower is better 20 · 1 of 24 measured | 21.4% | 3.6% |
| Wrong category or variant% of products, lower is better 20 · 3 of 24 measured | 4.2% | 1.2% |
| Wrong category or variant · sales brief% of products, lower is better 21 · 3 of 24 measured | 4.8% | 1.2% |
Compare them with other models
- MiniMax vs Z.aiEvery model from both labs, best against best
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Quick answers
Is MiniMax M3.1 Flash better than GLM-5V-Turbo?
Pick MiniMax M3.1 Flash: it scores higher (Spring Prompt overall 47 against 10) and costs less.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax M3.1 Flash or GLM-5V-Turbo?
MiniMax M3.1 Flash is cheaper: $0.26 against $1.90 per million tokens, 7.2 times less.
Which is better for product listings, MiniMax M3.1 Flash or GLM-5V-Turbo?
MiniMax M3.1 Flash ranks 7 of 24 models on sale for turning a sparse product feed and photos into listings that can go live, against 23 for GLM-5V-Turbo.
Which is better for reasoning and knowledge, MiniMax M3.1 Flash or GLM-5V-Turbo?
MiniMax M3.1 Flash ranks 18 of 202 models on sale for hard questions across science, maths and general knowledge, against 100 for GLM-5V-Turbo.
Which has the bigger context window, MiniMax M3.1 Flash or GLM-5V-Turbo?
MiniMax M3.1 Flash: 1,048,576 tokens, against 202,752 for GLM-5V-Turbo.
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