Zhipu AI's flagship fifth-generation model.
MiniMax's multimodal foundation model for long-horizon agentic work.
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Both GLM 5 and MiniMax M3 are capable AI models. The best choice depends on your specific use case: consider pricing, context window, speed, and which capabilities (vision, reasoning, audio) you need.
MiniMax M3 has a lower blended cost. GLM 5: $0.95 input / $2.55 output. MiniMax M3: $0.30 input / $1.20 output.
MiniMax M3 has a larger context window: GLM 5 supports 205K tokens vs MiniMax M3 at 524K tokens.
MiniMax M3 supports vision/image input, but GLM 5 does not.
Key differences: MiniMax M3 is significantly cheaper; only MiniMax M3 supports vision input. Compare full specs on this page.
If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both GLM 5 and MiniMax M3 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.