| Signal | o3 Mini | Delta | GLM 5V Turbo |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 67 | -17 | |
Benchmarks | 76 | +2 | |
Pricing | 96 | 0 | |
Context window size | 84 | 0 | |
Recency | 55 | -45 | |
Output Capacity | 83 | -2 | |
| Overall Result | 1 wins | of 6 | 5 wins |
Score History
74.5
current score
GLM 5V Turbo
right now
75.1
current score
OpenAI
Zhipu AI
GLM 5V Turbo saves you $10.00/month
That's $120.00/year compared to o3 Mini at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | o3 Mini | GLM 5V Turbo | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75 | 75 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Rank | #47 | #45 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Quality Rank | #47 | #45 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Adoption Rank | #47 | #45 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 200K | 203K | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Pricing | $1.10/$4.40/M | $1.20/$4.00/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 67 | 83 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Benchmarks | 76 | 74 | o3 Mini |
| Pricing | 96 | 96 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Context window size | 84 | 84 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Recency | 55 | 100 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Output Capacity | 83 | 85 | GLM 5V Turbo |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 75/100 (rank #47), placing it in the top 84% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 75/100 (rank #45), placing it in the top 85% of all 290 models tracked.
With only a 1-point gap, these models are in the same performance tier. The practical difference in output quality is minimal - your choice should depend on pricing, latency requirements, and specific feature needs.
GLM 5V Turbo offers 5% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $78.00/month with GLM 5V Turbo vs $82.50/month with o3 Mini - a $4.50 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Higher benchmark score (0/100) indicates stronger performance on coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Faster response time (speed score 0/100) is critical for user-facing chat. GLM 5V Turbo also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (203K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($4.00/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (75/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
o3 Mini and GLM 5V Turbo are extremely close in overall performance (only 0.5999999999999943 points apart). Your best choice depends entirely on which specific strengths matter most for your use case.
Best for Quality
o3 Mini
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
GLM 5V Turbo
5% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
o3 Mini
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
o3 Mini
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
o3 Mini
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by OpenAI
| Capability | o3 Mini | GLM 5V Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input)differs | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Web Search | ||
| Image Output |
OpenAI
Zhipu AI
GLM 5V Turbo saves you $0.3000/month
That's 4% cheaper than o3 Mini at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | o3 Mini | GLM 5V Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 200K | 203K |
| Max Output Tokens | 100,000 | 131,072 |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | Jan 31, 2025 | Apr 1, 2026 |
GLM 5V Turbo scores 75/100 (rank #45) compared to o3 Mini's 75/100 (rank #47), giving it a 1-point advantage. GLM 5V Turbo is the stronger overall choice, though o3 Mini may excel in specific areas like certain benchmarks.
o3 Mini is ranked #47 and GLM 5V Turbo is ranked #45 out of 290+ AI models. Rankings use a composite score combining benchmark performance (90%) from MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations, with capabilities and context window as tiebreakers (10%). Scores update hourly.
GLM 5V Turbo is cheaper at $4.00/M output tokens vs o3 Mini's $4.40/M output tokens - 1.1x more expensive. Input token pricing: o3 Mini at $1.10/M vs GLM 5V Turbo at $1.20/M.
GLM 5V Turbo has a larger context window of 202,752 tokens compared to o3 Mini's 200,000 tokens. A larger context window means the model can process longer documents and conversations.