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gpt-oss-120b vs GLM-5.1

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OpenAI · activegpt-oss-120bVerified Aug 28, 2026
Z.ai · activeGLM-5.1Verified Aug 28, 2026

Technical differences

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Fieldgpt-oss-120bGLM-5.1
DeveloperOpenAIZ.ai
FamilyGpt Oss 120bGlm 5 1
Modelgpt-oss-120bGLM-5.1
Versiongpt-oss-120bGLM-5.1
Lifecycleactiveactive
Input modalitiesTextText
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window131072202752
Total parameters116829156672753864139008
Active parameters5100000000Unknown
Licenseapache-2.0mit
Open weightsYesYes
API availableYesYes
Self-hostableYesYes
Capabilitieschat, generation, reasoning, toolschat, generation, reasoning, tools

14 comparable fields · 7 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate

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gpt-oss-120b capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
Input price$0.037
Output price$0.17
Serving providers5
Canonical IDopenai/gpt-oss-120b

GLM-5.1 capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
Input price$1.26
Output price$3.96
Serving providers1
Canonical IDzai-org/GLM-5.1

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