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| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starting Price | $2.90e-7 per prompt token | $1.05e-6 per prompt token |
| Capabilities | 11 decomposed | 13 decomposed |
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Generates code across multiple programming languages using a 10-billion parameter sparse mixture-of-experts architecture that activates only necessary computational pathways per token, reducing latency and inference cost compared to dense models while maintaining code quality. The model uses selective parameter activation to route different code patterns (syntax, logic, libraries) through specialized expert networks, enabling fast completion and generation without full model computation.
Unique: Uses sparse mixture-of-experts with 10B activated parameters instead of dense 70B+ models, achieving sub-500ms latency through selective expert routing while maintaining competitive code quality across 40+ languages
vs alternatives: Faster and cheaper than Copilot or Claude for code generation due to sparse activation, but may sacrifice nuance on complex multi-file refactoring compared to dense 70B+ models
Enables multi-step reasoning and tool-use workflows by integrating function calling capabilities with chain-of-thought decomposition, allowing the model to plan tasks, call external APIs/tools, and adapt based on results. The model processes tool schemas, generates structured function calls, and maintains reasoning state across multiple turns to coordinate complex workflows without explicit orchestration code.
Unique: Combines sparse-activation efficiency with agentic reasoning, enabling cost-effective multi-turn tool orchestration without the latency overhead of larger models, using selective expert routing to optimize for planning and tool-call generation
vs alternatives: More cost-effective than GPT-4 or Claude for agentic workflows due to sparse activation, but may require more explicit prompt engineering for complex multi-tool coordination compared to larger models
Improves response quality through few-shot examples and prompt engineering by encoding example input-output pairs into the context window and using attention mechanisms to learn patterns from examples. The model generalizes from provided examples to handle similar tasks without explicit fine-tuning, adapting its behavior based on demonstrated patterns.
Unique: Leverages sparse expert routing to activate task-specific experts based on example patterns, enabling efficient few-shot learning without full model computation while maintaining generation quality
vs alternatives: More flexible than fine-tuned models for rapid task changes, but less reliable than fine-tuning for consistent performance on complex tasks
Delivers tokens incrementally via server-sent events (SSE) or streaming HTTP responses, enabling real-time display of generated text in user interfaces without waiting for full response completion. The model streams tokens at sub-100ms intervals, allowing frontend applications to render text progressively and provide immediate feedback to users.
Unique: Optimized streaming implementation leveraging sparse activation to reduce per-token latency, enabling sub-100ms token delivery intervals without sacrificing throughput, making it suitable for real-time interactive applications
vs alternatives: Faster token delivery than dense models due to sparse activation, providing better real-time UX than batch-only APIs, though streaming overhead is higher than optimized batch inference
Processes and generates code across 40+ programming languages (Python, JavaScript, Java, C++, Go, Rust, etc.) using language-agnostic tokenization and language-specific expert routing within the sparse mixture-of-experts architecture. The model maintains consistent code quality and semantic understanding across languages by routing language-specific patterns through dedicated expert networks.
Unique: Uses language-specific expert routing within sparse MoE to maintain consistent code quality across 40+ languages without separate model checkpoints, enabling efficient polyglot code generation through selective expert activation per language
vs alternatives: More efficient than maintaining separate language-specific models, but may sacrifice language-specific optimization compared to specialized models like Codex for Python or specialized Rust models
Generates contextually relevant code completions by leveraging surrounding code context, function signatures, imports, and project structure to inform generation. The model uses attention mechanisms to weight relevant context tokens and sparse expert routing to select code-generation experts based on detected patterns in the surrounding code.
Unique: Combines sparse expert routing with attention-based context weighting to deliver fast context-aware completions without full codebase indexing, using selective expert activation to optimize for completion generation based on detected code patterns
vs alternatives: Faster than Copilot for single-file completions due to sparse activation, but lacks persistent codebase indexing for cross-file context awareness that Copilot Enterprise provides
Maintains conversation history and generates contextually relevant responses across multiple turns by encoding previous messages into the model's context window and using attention mechanisms to track conversation state. The model processes the full conversation history (up to context limit) to generate responses that reference prior messages, maintain topic coherence, and adapt tone based on conversation flow.
Unique: Optimizes multi-turn conversation through sparse expert routing that activates conversation-specific experts based on detected dialogue patterns, reducing per-turn latency while maintaining coherence across turns
vs alternatives: More cost-effective than GPT-4 for long conversations due to sparse activation, but may lose context in very long conversations (100+ turns) compared to models with larger context windows
Generates structured outputs (JSON, YAML, XML) that conform to provided schemas by constraining token generation to valid schema paths and validating outputs against schema constraints. The model uses guided generation or constrained decoding to ensure outputs match specified formats without post-processing or validation logic.
Unique: Implements constrained generation through sparse expert routing that enforces schema validity at token level, avoiding invalid outputs without post-processing while maintaining generation speed through selective expert activation
vs alternatives: More efficient schema enforcement than post-processing validation, but may sacrifice generation flexibility compared to models with larger context windows for complex schema navigation
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GLM-5.1 executes multi-step coding tasks over extended timeframes without requiring human intervention between steps, using an internal planning mechanism that decomposes complex objectives into sub-tasks and maintains execution state across sequential operations. Unlike minute-level interaction models that require prompting after each step, this capability enables the model to autonomously navigate decision trees, handle errors, and adapt strategy based on intermediate results without context resets.
Unique: Designed specifically for minute+ autonomous execution windows rather than single-turn interactions; maintains internal execution state and decision-making across extended task horizons without requiring external orchestration or re-prompting between steps
vs alternatives: Outperforms GPT-4 and Claude for long-horizon coding tasks because it's architected for continuous autonomous operation rather than stateless request-response cycles
GLM-5.1 generates and refactors code with awareness of the full codebase structure, dependencies, and patterns, using semantic understanding of how changes in one file propagate to others. The model analyzes import graphs, function signatures, and usage patterns across files to ensure generated code maintains consistency and doesn't introduce breaking changes, rather than treating each file in isolation.
Unique: Maintains semantic awareness of codebase structure and cross-file dependencies during generation, enabling it to make coordinated changes across multiple files rather than treating each file independently
vs alternatives: Produces more consistent multi-file refactorings than Copilot or Claude because it reasons about the entire codebase context simultaneously rather than file-by-file
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 scores higher at 24/100 vs Z.ai: GLM 5.1 at 24/100.
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GLM-5.1 diagnoses errors and bugs by analyzing error messages, stack traces, and code context to identify root causes and suggest fixes. The model correlates error symptoms with likely causes, explains why errors occur, and provides specific debugging steps or code fixes.
Unique: Diagnoses errors by correlating symptoms with root causes using semantic understanding of code and error patterns, providing explanations and fixes rather than just pattern matching
vs alternatives: More effective at diagnosing subtle bugs than search-based solutions because it reasons about code semantics and error causality
GLM-5.1 identifies performance bottlenecks in code and suggests optimizations with specific implementation guidance, analyzing algorithms, data structures, and resource usage to recommend improvements. The model understands performance implications of different approaches and can suggest algorithmic or architectural changes to improve efficiency.
Unique: Suggests optimizations based on algorithmic and architectural analysis rather than just code-level tweaks, understanding performance implications of different approaches
vs alternatives: Provides more meaningful performance guidance than generic LLMs because it understands algorithm complexity and can suggest structural improvements
GLM-5.1 analyzes code for security vulnerabilities including injection attacks, authentication/authorization issues, cryptographic weaknesses, and data exposure risks, providing specific remediation guidance. The model understands common vulnerability patterns and security best practices to identify risks and suggest secure implementations.
Unique: Identifies security vulnerabilities through semantic analysis of code patterns and provides remediation guidance based on security best practices, not just pattern matching against known CVEs
vs alternatives: More effective at finding context-specific security issues than SAST tools because it understands code intent and can suggest secure implementations
GLM-5.1 performs step-by-step reasoning about code behavior by internally simulating or tracing execution paths, allowing it to predict runtime behavior, identify bugs, and explain code logic without requiring actual execution. This capability uses chain-of-thought-like reasoning applied specifically to code semantics, tracking variable state, control flow, and function call sequences to reason about correctness.
Unique: Applies extended reasoning specifically to code semantics and execution paths, enabling it to predict runtime behavior and identify subtle bugs through symbolic execution simulation rather than pattern matching
vs alternatives: More effective at finding subtle logic bugs than GPT-4 because it explicitly traces execution state rather than relying on pattern recognition
GLM-5.1 maintains rich context across multiple conversation turns when working on code, remembering previous edits, design decisions, and constraints without requiring users to re-specify them. The model builds an internal model of the codebase state and user intent that persists across turns, enabling iterative refinement where each turn builds on previous work rather than starting fresh.
Unique: Maintains stateful context across turns specifically optimized for code collaboration, remembering design decisions and codebase state without explicit memory structures
vs alternatives: Provides better iterative code refinement than stateless models because it retains context about previous edits and design intent across turns
GLM-5.1 translates natural language specifications into code that preserves semantic intent, handling ambiguous or underspecified requirements by inferring reasonable implementations based on context and common patterns. The model uses semantic understanding of both natural language and code to bridge the gap between high-level intent and low-level implementation details.
Unique: Translates natural language to code with explicit semantic fidelity checking, inferring reasonable implementations for underspecified requirements rather than producing literal or incomplete code
vs alternatives: Handles ambiguous requirements better than Copilot because it uses semantic reasoning to infer intent rather than pattern matching against training data
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