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| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starting Price | $9.00e-8 per prompt token | $1.05e-6 per prompt token |
| Capabilities | 8 decomposed | 13 decomposed |
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Generates text using a 309B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts architecture that activates only 15B parameters per token, routing inputs through learned gating networks to specialized expert sub-models. This sparse activation pattern reduces computational cost during inference while maintaining model capacity through conditional expert selection, enabling efficient token generation for long-context conversations and multi-turn dialogue without full model computation.
Unique: Implements hybrid attention architecture with 309B total parameters but only 15B active per forward pass through learned expert routing, achieving dense-model quality with sparse-model efficiency — a design choice that balances model capacity against computational cost more aggressively than standard dense models or simpler MoE approaches
vs alternatives: Delivers faster inference and lower memory requirements than dense 309B models like LLaMA-3 while maintaining comparable quality through expert specialization, and outperforms simpler MoE designs by using hybrid attention patterns that preserve long-range dependencies
Processes input sequences using a hybrid attention architecture that combines local (windowed) attention for nearby tokens with sparse global attention for distant dependencies, reducing quadratic attention complexity to near-linear while preserving long-range semantic relationships. This pattern enables efficient processing of longer contexts than standard dense attention while maintaining coherence across document-length inputs.
Unique: Combines local windowed attention with sparse global attention patterns rather than using standard dense or purely sparse approaches, enabling sub-quadratic scaling while preserving both local coherence and long-range semantic understanding — a hybrid design that trades off some theoretical optimality for practical performance across varied sequence lengths
vs alternatives: More efficient than dense attention for long contexts (linear vs. quadratic scaling) while maintaining better long-range coherence than purely local attention mechanisms like Longformer or BigBird
Generates coherent text across multiple languages (Chinese, English, and others) using a unified tokenizer and shared embedding space, enabling code-switching and cross-lingual reasoning without language-specific model branches. The model learns language-agnostic representations that allow seamless transitions between languages within a single generation pass.
Unique: Uses a single unified tokenizer and embedding space for multiple languages rather than language-specific tokenizers or separate model branches, enabling implicit code-switching and cross-lingual reasoning within a single forward pass — a design choice that prioritizes seamless multilingual handling over language-specific optimization
vs alternatives: Simpler and faster than multi-model approaches (no language detection or routing overhead) and more natural for code-switching than models with separate language branches, though potentially less optimized per-language than specialized models like ChatGLM
Delivers generated text incrementally via HTTP streaming endpoints (compatible with OpenRouter), returning tokens as they are produced rather than waiting for full completion. This pattern enables real-time display of model output, reduces perceived latency in user-facing applications, and allows clients to interrupt generation early if needed.
Unique: Exposes streaming inference through standard HTTP/REST endpoints via OpenRouter rather than requiring WebSocket connections or custom protocols, leveraging server-sent events (SSE) for compatibility with standard web infrastructure — a design choice that prioritizes simplicity and broad client compatibility over custom optimization
vs alternatives: More accessible than custom streaming protocols (works with any HTTP client) and more efficient than polling for completion status, though potentially higher latency per token than optimized WebSocket implementations
Processes multiple prompts or requests in batches through the OpenRouter API, amortizing overhead costs and potentially receiving volume-based pricing discounts. Batch processing groups requests together for efficient GPU utilization and reduced per-token costs compared to individual request handling.
Unique: Leverages OpenRouter's batch processing infrastructure to group requests for efficient GPU utilization and volume pricing, rather than requiring custom batching logic or direct model access — a design choice that trades latency for cost efficiency through provider-level batching
vs alternatives: Simpler than managing your own batching infrastructure and more cost-effective than individual request processing, though slower than real-time inference and dependent on provider batch pricing implementation
Maintains and processes multi-turn conversation history to generate contextually appropriate responses that reference previous exchanges, user preferences, and established context. The model uses attention mechanisms to weight relevant historical context and avoid repetition or contradiction with earlier statements in the conversation.
Unique: Processes conversation history through the same hybrid attention mechanism as single-turn inputs, allowing the model to selectively attend to relevant historical context while maintaining efficiency through sparse attention patterns — a design choice that enables long conversations without quadratic memory scaling
vs alternatives: More efficient for long conversations than models without sparse attention (linear vs. quadratic scaling) while maintaining better context awareness than simple sliding-window approaches that discard older turns
Accepts system prompts and instruction-based conditioning to guide response generation toward specific styles, formats, or behaviors. The model uses the system prompt as a high-priority context that influences token generation throughout the response, enabling role-playing, format specification, and behavioral constraints without fine-tuning.
Unique: Integrates system prompt conditioning into the attention mechanism so that system instructions influence token selection throughout generation rather than just at the beginning, enabling more consistent instruction-following than models that treat system prompts as simple context — a design choice that prioritizes behavioral consistency
vs alternatives: More reliable instruction-following than models without explicit system prompt support, though less guaranteed than fine-tuned models and dependent on prompt engineering quality
Generates text that conforms to specified JSON schemas or structured formats through prompt-based guidance or constrained decoding, enabling reliable extraction of structured data from unstructured inputs. The model uses schema information to bias token generation toward valid outputs that match the specified structure.
Unique: Uses prompt-based schema guidance rather than hard constrained decoding, allowing flexibility in output format while biasing toward valid structures — a design choice that trades format guarantees for generation quality and flexibility
vs alternatives: More flexible than constrained decoding approaches (can generate creative variations within schema) but less reliable than models with hard output constraints, and simpler to implement than custom grammar-based decoding
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
Z.ai: GLM 5.1 scores higher at 24/100 vs Xiaomi: MiMo-V2-Flash at 23/100.
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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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