Data points: 86
Model compare
The readout for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen and GLM-5.1, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GLM-5.1. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GLM-5.1
GLM-5.1 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 20 to 80.
Evidence depth
86 data points
Includes 9 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 9 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GLM-5.1
The charts below split 18 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen and GLM-5.1: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 20.0 pts | 80.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 1 categories | 4 categories |
| Operational advantages | Average speed | Cheapest input price, First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 202.8K tokens |
| Max output | 32.8K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | Z.ai |
| Released | Jan 2025 | Apr 2026 |
| Parameters | 32B | No data |
| Tokenizer | Qwen | Other |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-07-31 | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | deepseek/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b | z-ai/glm-5.1 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen and GLM-5.1: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen is stronger in benchmark categories (Math) and operational dimensions (Average speed).
GLM-5.1
GLM-5.1 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Reasoning, Knowledge, Instruction following) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage).
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
45.9
Avg. score
GLM-5.1
55.1
GLM-5.1
GLM-5.1 leads by 14.6
GLM-5.1 leads by 14.8
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
61.5%
Rank #135/187 · confidence 4
GLM-5.1
winner86.8%
Rank #34/187 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
5.5%
Rank #130/186 · confidence 4
GLM-5.1
winner28.0%
Rank #34/186 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
9.7
Rank #89/89 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GLM-5.1
winner62.3
Rank #55/89 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-07
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
37.6%
Rank #91/184 · confidence 4
GLM-5.1
winner43.8%
Rank #38/184 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
37.6
Rank #70/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GLM-5.1
winner43.8
Rank #42/96 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-07
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
11.0
Rank #91/99 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GLM-5.1
winner40.2
Rank #27/99 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-07
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
5.5
Rank #77/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GLM-5.1
winner28.0
Rank #35/96 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-07
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
61.5
Rank #84/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GLM-5.1
winner86.8
Rank #38/96 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-07
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
22.9
Rank #86/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GLM-5.1
winner76.3
Rank #13/86 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-07
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
60 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency 63 tok/s / 14983ms input / output No data | GLM-5.1 speed / latency 50 tok/s / 9040ms input / output No data |
35 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency 26 tok/s / 35456ms input / output No data | GLM-5.1 speed / latency 35 tok/s / 22863ms input / output No data |
25 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency 50 tok/s / 34167ms input / output No data | GLM-5.1 speed / latency 45 tok/s / 14244ms input / output No data |
20 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency 37 tok/s / 540ms input / output No data | GLM-5.1 speed / latency 82 tok/s / 9309ms input / output No data |
15 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency 45 tok/s / 32112ms input / output No data | GLM-5.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | GLM-5.1 glm-5.1 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M | |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | GLM-5.1 glm-5.1 speed / latency No data input / output $3.00/M | |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | GLM-5.1 glm-5.1 speed / latency No data input / output $3.00/M | |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-7b speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | GLM-5.1 z-ai/glm-5.1 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request |
Weighted outcome: GLM-5.1. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputText outputStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
|---|
GLM-5.1 leads by 2.7
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen leads by 3.6
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GLM-5.1 leads by 18.2
