GLM 4.5 Air vs MiniMax M3
Compare GLM 4.5 Air by Zhipu AI against MiniMax M3 by MiniMax, context windows of 128K vs 1.0M, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GLM 4.5 Air
MiniMax M3
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GLM 4.5 Air
Input
$0.20
1.5× cheaper
Output
$1.10
1.1× cheaper
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
GLM 4.5 Air is cheaper on both — 1.5× input, 1.1× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
35%
MiniMax M3 uses 11.6x more emoji
GLM 4.5 Air
MiniMax M3
48%Vocabulary55%
16wSentence Length24w
0.40Hedging0.52
5.4Bold5.2
4.8Lists3.0
0.10Emoji1.15
0.75Headings1.21
0.12Transitions0.02
Based on 15 + 27 text responses
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