VERIFIEDOct 132026
Is GLM 5.1 state of the art?
It used to be.Was SOTA in Reasoning.
As of Oct 13, 2026, GLM 5.1 from Zhipu AI. Was SOTA in Reasoning. Was SOTA in Coding › Web dev from 2026-04-14 to 2026-04-21.
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Last listed at #9 in Reasoning on 2026-06-04.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts) glm-5.1 | 1499.9516192136646 1492.9–1507.0 | 2026-06-04 | INDEP. | snap_9a4e972507c9 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, math) glm-5.1 | 1475.2781356688836 1451.5–1499.0 | 2026-04-23 | INDEP. | snap_9a4e972507c9 |
| GPQA Diamond glm-5.1 | 0.898989898989899 0.9–0.9 | 2026-04-07 | INDEP. | snap_e03cddec1fbb |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, coding) glm-5.1 | 1524.2702670180834 1515.9–1532.7 | 2026-07-02 | INDEP. | snap_9a4e972507c9 |
| SimpleQA Verified glm-5.1 | 0.34 0.3–0.4 | 2026-04-07 | INDEP. | snap_e03cddec1fbb |
Reign history
Where it sits in the succession
Coding › Web dev
Claude Opus 4.1
Claude Sonnet 4.5
GLM 4.6
Gemini 3 Pro
Claude Opus 4.5
Gemini 3 Pro
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6
GLM 5.1
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.8
Claude Fable 5
Claude Fable 5
GPT-5.6 Sol
Kimi K3
Claude Opus 5
Kimi K3
Claude Opus 5
Claude Opus 5
Kimi K3
Claude Fable 5.1
Claude Fable 5.1
GPT-6 Astra
GPT-6 Astra
Claude Opus 5.5
GPT-6 Astra
Claude Opus 5.5
Long context
O1
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
O1
O1 Preview
DeepSeek R1
Gemini 2.0 Flash 001
O1
DeepSeek R1
O1
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
GPT-4.5 Preview
GPT-4.5 Preview
DeepSeek V3 0324
GPT-4.5 Preview
DeepSeek V3 0324
GPT-4.1
GPT-4.5 Preview
DeepSeek V3 0324
GPT-4.1
GPT-4.5 Preview
O3
O3
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro
O3
Claude Opus 4.1
Gemini 2.5 Pro
GPT-5
Gemini 2.5 Pro
GPT-5
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro
GPT-4.5 Preview
Claude Sonnet 4.5
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Gemini 3 Pro
Claude Opus 4.5
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Gemini 3 Pro
Claude Opus 4.6
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Claude Opus 4.6
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Claude Opus 4.6
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
GLM 5.1
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
GPT-5.5
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
GPT-5.5
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.8
Claude Fable 5
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.8
Claude Fable 5
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Fable 5
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Kimi K3
Claude Fable 5
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 5
Kimi K3
Claude Fable 5
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 5
Muse Spark 1.2
Claude Fable 5
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Fable 5
Claude Fable 5.1
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Claude Opus 5.5
Gemini 4 Argon
Honest about the gaps
Where it is not the crown
| Category | This model | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #9 | Last listed at #9 in Reasoning on 2026-06-04. |
| Math | Not SOTA · #7 | Last listed at #7 in Math on 2026-04-23. |
| Science | Not SOTA · #43 | Last listed at #43 in Science on 2026-04-07. That board does not award a crown. |
| Coding | Not SOTA · #7 | Last listed at #7 in Coding on 2026-07-02. |
| Coding › Web dev | Was SOTA | Was SOTA in Coding › Web dev from 2026-04-14 to 2026-04-21. |
| Long context | Was SOTA | Was SOTA in Long context from 2026-04-09 to 2026-04-20. |
| Factuality | Not SOTA · #55 | Last listed at #55 in Factuality on 2026-04-07. |