Z.AI: GLM 4.5 vs MiniMax M3
Compare Z.AI: GLM 4.5 by Zhipu AI against MiniMax M3 by MiniMax, context windows of 128K vs 1.0M, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Z.AI: GLM 4.5
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
Z.AI: GLM 4.5
Input
$0.60
Output
$2.20
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
2.0× cheaper
Output
$1.20
1.8× cheaper
MiniMax M3 is cheaper on both — 2.0× input, 1.8× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
28%
MiniMax M3 uses 8.8x more emoji
Z.AI: GLM 4.5
MiniMax M3
52%Vocabulary55%
14wSentence Length24w
0.49Hedging0.52
5.5Bold5.2
4.9Lists3.0
0.13Emoji1.15
0.68Headings1.21
0.20Transitions0.02
Based on 21 + 27 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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