GLM 5.1vsMiniMax M2.1
GLM 5.1 is the newer model, released after MiniMax M2.1.
| Spec | GLM 5.1 | MiniMax M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1.4/M tokens | — |
| Output price | $4.4/M tokens | — |
| Context window | 203K tokens | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Dec 2025 |
Our Verdict
GLM 5.1
MiniMax M2.1
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Too close to call
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API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GLM 5.1
Input
$1.40
Output
$4.40
MiniMax M2.1
Input
—
Output
—
Where to run it
17 hosts, cheapest first
GLM 5.115 hosts
Baidu Qianfanfp8$0.96 in$3.03 out203k100% upStreamLakefp8$0.97 in$3.04 out200k99.5% upDeepInfrafp4$1.05 in$3.50 out203k99.9% upSiliconFlowfp8$1.19 in$3.74 out205k100% upCrusoefp8$1.20 in$4.40 out203k97.7% upAtlasCloudfp8$1.26 in$3.96 out203k99.9% up
9 more hostsFewer hosts
Alibaba Cloudfp8$1.33 in$4.18 out203k100% upNovitafp8$1.38 in$4.40 out205k98.7% upFriendli$1.40 in$4.40 out203k100% upGMI Cloudfp8$1.40 in$4.40 out203k99.2% upZ.aifp8$1.40 in$4.40 out203k99.6% upVenicefp8$1.54 in$4.84 out200k94.2% upChutesfp8degraded$0.98 in$3.08 out203k90.9% upPhaladegraded$1.21 in$4.20 out203k90.2% upNebiusfp8degraded$1.40 in$4.40 out203k91.8% up
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 11 Sep 2026.
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
63%
MiniMax M2.1 uses 5.9x more emoji
GLM 5.1
MiniMax M2.1
54%Vocabulary51%
18wSentence Length20w
0.31Hedging0.60
3.6Bold3.3
2.6Lists1.1
0.00Emoji0.06
0.43Headings0.68
0.11Transitions0.11
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