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GPT-5-Codex-Mini vs ChatGLM-6B

OpenAI
GPT-5-Codex-Mini
Z.ai
ChatGLM-6B
Overview
CompanyOpenAIZ.ai
Release dateNov 8 2025Mar 14 2023
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
6B
Timeline
Release gapChatGLM-6B shipped 970 days before GPT-5-Codex-Mini

Which is better: GPT-5-Codex-Mini or ChatGLM-6B?

GPT-5-Codex-Mini and ChatGLM-6B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. ChatGLM-6B shipped 970 days before GPT-5-Codex-Mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

GPT-5-Codex-Mini is proprietary, while ChatGLM-6B is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — GPT-5-Codex-Mini and ChatGLM-6B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

GPT-5-Codex-Mini was released by OpenAI on Nov 8 2025.

ChatGLM-6B was released by Z.ai on Mar 14 2023.

GPT-5-Codex-Mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI. ChatGLM-6B is an open weight model released by Z.ai.

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