Data points: 107
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and GLM-5.1, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Tie
Tie currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 3 to 3.
Evidence depth
107 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 6 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Tie
The charts below split 22 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs GLM-5.1claude-opus-4-6-vs-glm-5-1 | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Tie | Tie |
| Verified metric wins | 3 wins | 3 wins |
| Where it leads | Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Recent tests |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | No OpenRouter metadata is available yet for this model. |
| Developer | Anthropic | Zhipu AI |
| Context window | 1M tokens | No data |
| Max output | 128K tokens | No data |
| Released | Apr 2026 | No data |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | No data |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | None listed |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | No data |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6-fast | No data |
| References | No data | No data |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.6 | GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| HLE | 18.6%#43 | 28.0%#18 |
| SciCode | 45.7%#20 | 43.8%#26 |
| GPQA | 84.0%#38 | 86.8%#22 |
| Time to first token | 1.44 s#57 | 0.90 s#31 |
| Input price | $5.00/M#41 | $1.40/M#32 |
| Output price | $25.00/M#47 | $4.40/M#33 |
| Time to first answer token | 1.44 s#34 | 54.31 s#94 |
| Blended price | $10.00/M#68 | $2.15/M#53 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
VSLLMWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 94 76100100100 | GLM-5.1 glm-5.1-free Audit score 79 678465100 |
Cuz AIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 89 56100100100 | GLM-5.1 glm-5.1 No audit yet |
小水管 APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 84 728480100 | GLM-5.1 glm-5.1 No audit yet |
钠 APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 80 668470100 | GLM-5.1 ZhipuAI/GLM-5.1 No audit yet |
Omini ApiWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 78 70728088 | GLM-5.1 glm-5.1 No audit yet |
RenRen APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 78 70728088 | GLM-5.1 glm-5.1 No audit yet |
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
OptAI25 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 2542ms input / output $5.00/M / $25.00/M | GLM-5.1 glm-5.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.0001/M / $0.0001/M |
钠 API20 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 42 tok/s / 2282ms input / output No data | GLM-5.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
OpenRouter15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GLM-5.1 speed / latency 58 tok/s / 14051ms input / output No data |
Rnglg2 API15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 57 tok/s / 3926ms input / output No data | GLM-5.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Tokeness15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 44 tok/s / 2803ms input / output No data | GLM-5.1 speed / latency 74 tok/s / 6761ms input / output No data |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $5.00/M / $25.00/M | GLM-5.1 GLM-5.1 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | GLM-5.1 glm-5.1-chat speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | GLM-5.1 glm-5.1 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and GLM-5.1: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage. | GLM-5.1 GLM-5.1 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers, Recent tests. |
TL;DR: Tie leads across 107 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
