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o1-mini vs GLM-4.5-Air

OpenAI
o1-mini
Z.ai
GLM-4.5-Air
Overview
CompanyOpenAIZ.ai
Release dateSep 12 2024Jul 28 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
106B
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
59.8%
Timeline
Release gapo1-mini shipped 319 days before GLM-4.5-Air

Which is better: o1-mini or GLM-4.5-Air?

o1-mini and GLM-4.5-Air don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o1-mini shipped 319 days before GLM-4.5-Air, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

o1-mini is proprietary, while GLM-4.5-Air is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — o1-mini and GLM-4.5-Air don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

o1-mini was released by OpenAI on Sep 12 2024.

GLM-4.5-Air was released by Z.ai on Jul 28 2025.

o1-mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI. GLM-4.5-Air is an open weight model released by Z.ai.

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