GLM-5.1 (Reasoning) vs Beam 1.0
Which is better for the money: GLM-5.1 (Reasoning) by Z AI or Beam 1.0 by Reflection? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Beam 1.0
Beam 1.0 vs GLM-5.1 (Reasoning): 16.1% more intelligence, 78.6% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 87.3% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GLM-5.1 (Reasoning) | Beam 1.0 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 26.1 | 30.3 | +16.1% Beam 1.0 is 16.1% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,486.78 | $318.73 | −78.6% Beam 1.0 is 78.6% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 63.24s | 8.02s | −87.3% Beam 1.0 is 87.3% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.28 / $4.07 | $0.40 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GLM-5.1 (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Beam 1.0 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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