Is Claude Opus 4.8 or GLM-5.1 cheaper?

GLM-5.1 is cheaper on output tokens ($4.40 vs $25.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Claude Opus 4.8 or GLM-5.1?

Claude Opus 4.8 has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Claude Opus 4.8 vs GLM-5.1

GLM-5.1 is cheaper on output tokens, while Claude Opus 4.8 offers a larger context window. Choose Claude Opus 4.8 or GLM-5.1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Claude Opus 4.8	GLM-5.1
Provider	OpenCode Zen	OpenCode Zen
Input / 1M tokens	$5.00	$1.40
Output / 1M tokens	$25.00	$4.40
Context window	1M	205K
Parameters	—	754B
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	May 2026	Apr 2026

Claude Opus 4.8 details →GLM-5.1 details →

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