GLM 5.1 vs Hy4
Hy4 leads GLM 5.1 on coding, 65.2 to 49.2 on the Vibe Coding Index, and Hy4 costs 3.5x less per output token ($1.2505 vs $4.40 per million). Updated November 5, 2026; 2 benchmarks have a result for both.
GLM 5.1 or Hy4: which to pick
Pick Hy4 for coding: it scores 65.2 on the Vibe Coding Index against 49.2 for GLM 5.1, though on 2 benchmarks against 3.
GLM 5.1 is neither cheaper nor larger in context, and leads no benchmark both models were measured on.
- Shared results
- 2
- GLM 5.1 only
- 89
- Hy4 only
- 4
- Like-for-like categories
- 2 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
Hy4
Hy4 scores 65.2 against 49.2.
3 and 2 benchmarks behind the scores
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only GLM 5.1 has a AA Agentic Index result, 23.9.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only GLM 5.1 has a GPQA Diamond result, 84.5%.
Directional only
Math
AIME
No call
Only GLM 5.1 has a AIME result, 91.9%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only GLM 5.1 has a MMLU Pro result, 86.9%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only GLM 5.1 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1290.
Directional only
General
Vals Index
No call
Only Hy4 has a Vals Index result, 59.4%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Hy4
Hy4 takes 1.05M tokens against 205K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Hy4
GLM 5.1 $0.0036, Hy4 $0.0010 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only GLM 5.1 has the number, $0.60.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- GLM 5.1 49.2 from 3 benchmarks, Hy4 65.2 from 2 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Coding, 49.6 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI): GLM 5.1 31.5% against Hy4 81.0%, 49.6 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GLM 5.1 $4.40 against Hy4 $1.2505 per million output tokens, 3.5x apart.
- Context window
- GLM 5.1 takes 205K tokens, Hy4 1.05M.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | GLM 5.1 | Bars | Hy4 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 1 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 2 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index01
| Benchmark | GLM 5.1 | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1508 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| AA Coding Index | 55.8 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 81.4% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 76.4% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 39.4% | Only Hy4 measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 31.5% | 81.0% | Hy4 |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 25.8% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | 0.0% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | 56.9% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| SciCode | 44.8% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 43.2% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| WeirdML | 57.1% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| ALE-Bench | 887.1 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1486 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1484 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1504 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1508 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 58.7% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 32 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5.1 | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 150.7 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | GLM 5.1 | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 23.9 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | 1162 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | 1163 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | 1159 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Android apps | 1182 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Godot games | 1053 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building games | 1110 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Design Arena: HTML slides | 1066 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Design Arena: PowerPoint slides | 1146 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Design Arena: spreadsheets | 1315 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 44.8% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 34.4% | Only Hy4 measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 27.9% | 41.4% | Hy4 |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 12.5% | Only Hy4 measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 97.7% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| APEX-Agents | 40.9% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | $5,634 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| MCP Atlas | 75.6% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index9 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5.1 | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 84.5% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 86.8% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 30.1% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 89.9% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| SimpleBench | 55.1% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Chess puzzles | 20.0% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1473 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1478 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1483 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5.1 | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 91.9% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 93.3% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | 36.8% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| ProofBench | 22.2% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1473 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1471 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| MathArena | 19.8% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5.1 | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 86.9% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 84.4% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| CaseLaw (Vals AI) | 51.5% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 64.5% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 71.2% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 41.6% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | 34.0% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1479 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1474 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1466 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1453 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5.1 | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1290 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1292 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1264 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1366 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1336 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1267 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1214 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1139 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index23 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5.1 | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | Not measured | 59.4% | Only Hy4 measured |
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | 61.8% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 72.3% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| IFBench | 76.3% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 73.7% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| ExploitBench | 18.1% | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text | 1463 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1452 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1453 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1475 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1449 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1514 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1466 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1440 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1423 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1470 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1469 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1455 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1452 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1472 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1467 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1455 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1442 | Not measured | Only GLM 5.1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5.1 | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Hy4 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Hy4 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Hy4 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Z.ai GLM 5.1 | Tencent Hy4 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Z.ai | Tencent |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | April 7, 2026 | November 4, 2026 |
| Context window | 205K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.40 | $0.417 |
| Output $/Mtok | $4.40 | $1.2505 |
| Coding index | 49.2 | 65.2 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 3 | 2 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.60 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GLM 5.1 better than Hy4 for coding?
Pick Hy4 for coding: it scores 65.2 on the Vibe Coding Index against 49.2 for GLM 5.1, though on 2 benchmarks against 3. GLM 5.1 is neither cheaper nor larger in context, and leads no benchmark both models were measured on.
Which is cheaper, GLM 5.1 or Hy4?
GLM 5.1 costs $1.40 per million input tokens and $4.40 per million output tokens; Hy4 costs $0.417 and $1.2505. Cost per solved task is known for GLM 5.1 only.
Which has the bigger context window, GLM 5.1 or Hy4?
Hy4, with 1.05M tokens against 205K.
How many benchmarks is the GLM 5.1 vs Hy4 comparison based on?
2 benchmarks have a result for both models as of November 5, 2026. GLM 5.1's coding index rests on 3 independent benchmarks and Hy4's on 2. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.