Model Comparison

Seed 2.1 Turbo vs GLM-5.1Which is better in 2026?

Seed 2.1 Turbo shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Verdict: Seed 2.1 Turbo vs GLM-5.1 — which is better?

Seed 2.1 Turbo (by ByteDance) and GLM-5.1 (by Zhipu AI) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Seed 2.1 Turbo outperforms in 5 benchmarks (BrowseComp, Humanity's Last Exam, MCP Atlas, NL2Repo, Toolathlon), while GLM-5.1 is better at 2 benchmarks (CyberGym, SWE-Bench Pro). Seed 2.1 Turbo shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Choose Seed 2.1 Turbo if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 5 of 7 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jun 2026

Choose GLM-5.1 if…

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

7 benchmarks

Seed 2.1 Turbo outperforms in 5 benchmarks (BrowseComp, Humanity's Last Exam, MCP Atlas, NL2Repo, Toolathlon), while GLM-5.1 is better at 2 benchmarks (CyberGym, SWE-Bench Pro).

Seed 2.1 Turbo shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GLM-5.1 specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only GLM-5.1 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

ByteDance
Seed 2.1 Turbo
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Zhipu AI
GLM-5.1
Input200,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Seed 2.1 Turbo supports multimodal inputs, whereas GLM-5.1 does not.

Seed 2.1 Turbo can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Seed 2.1 Turbo

Text
Images
Audio
Video

GLM-5.1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Seed 2.1 Turbo is licensed under a proprietary license, while GLM-5.1 uses MIT.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Seed 2.1 Turbo

Proprietary

Closed source

GLM-5.1

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Seed 2.1 Turbo was released on 2026-06-24, while GLM-5.1 was released on 2026-04-07.

Seed 2.1 Turbo is 3 months newer than GLM-5.1.

Seed 2.1 Turbo

Jun 24, 2026

3 weeks ago

2mo newer
GLM-5.1

Apr 7, 2026

3 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

ByteDance
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher BrowseComp score (84.9% vs 79.3%)
Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (54.6% vs 52.3%)
Higher MCP Atlas score (80.3% vs 71.8%)
Higher NL2Repo score (43.7% vs 42.7%)
Higher Toolathlon score (49.1% vs 40.7%)
Zhipu AI
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Has open weights
Higher CyberGym score (68.7% vs 67.0%)
Higher SWE-Bench Pro score (58.4% vs 57.0%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Seed 2.1 Turbo and GLM-5.1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Seed 2.1 Turbo
✓ Preferred
GLM-5.1
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Feature
ByteDance
Seed 2.1 Turbo
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GLM-5.1

FAQ

Common questions about Seed 2.1 Turbo vs GLM-5.1.

Which is better, Seed 2.1 Turbo or GLM-5.1?

Seed 2.1 Turbo shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Seed 2.1 Turbo is made by ByteDance and GLM-5.1 is made by Zhipu AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Seed 2.1 Turbo compare to GLM-5.1 in benchmarks?

Seed 2.1 Turbo scores CharXiv-D: 94.6%, MathVision: 92.7%, MathVista: 90.5%, MathVerse: 89.2%, Video-MME: 89.0%. GLM-5.1 scores Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, AIME 2026: 95.3%, HMMT 2025: 94.0%, GPQA: 86.2%, IMO-AnswerBench: 83.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Seed 2.1 Turbo and GLM-5.1?

Seed 2.1 Turbo supports an unknown number of tokens and GLM-5.1 supports 200K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Seed 2.1 Turbo and GLM-5.1?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Seed 2.1 Turbo and GLM-5.1?

Seed 2.1 Turbo is developed by ByteDance and GLM-5.1 is developed by Zhipu AI.

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