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Inkling vs GLM 5.1

Inkling and GLM 5.1 match in llmrun Score, with values of 116.0 versus 117.8; neither fits 24 GB.

Model A · Thinking Machines

Inkling
116.0llmrun Score

952.4B · 18.1B active · Apache 2.0 · Jul 2026

VisionChatFunctions

Model B · Z.ai

GLM 5.1
117.8llmrun Score

753.9B · 42.4B active · 198K context · MIT · Apr 2026

ChatFunctions

Which should you choose?

Choose Inkling if you want…

  • Also does vision

    GLM 5.1 doesn't list it

  • Newer release

    Jul 2026 vs Apr 2026

Choose GLM 5.1 if you want…

  • Stronger at agents

    122.7 vs 111.4

  • Lighter on memory

    456.5 vs 572.1 GB at Q4_K_M

On your hardware

Each model at its default quant (Q4_K_M), a smaller one when it must. Estimates, ±20%.

8 GB

RTX 4060 · 8 GB tier

Inkling

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 408.4 GB

GLM 5.1

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 209.1 GB

12 GB

RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier

Inkling

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 408.4 GB

GLM 5.1

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 209.1 GB

16 GB

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier

Inkling

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 408.4 GB

GLM 5.1

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 209.1 GB

24 GBreference

RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier

Inkling

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 408.4 GB

GLM 5.1

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 209.1 GB

32 GB

RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier

Inkling

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 408.4 GB

GLM 5.1

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 209.1 GB

48 GB

RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier

Inkling

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 408.4 GB

GLM 5.1

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 209.1 GB

Mac 32 GB

Mac Mini M4 · Macs

Inkling

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 408.4 GB

GLM 5.1

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 209.1 GB

Mac 64 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

Inkling

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 408.4 GB

GLM 5.1

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 209.1 GB

Mac 128 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

Inkling

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 408.4 GB

GLM 5.1

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 209.1 GB

Reference GPU: RTX 4090. Tinted cell = the better pick on that machine (fits, more headroom, or at least 10% faster).

llmrun Score

with its 90% range · bars share one scale

Overall

Inkling

116.0114–118

GLM 5.1

117.8115–121

Coding

Inkling

110.2105–115

GLM 5.1

114.5107–122

Agents

Inkling

111.4102–120

GLM 5.1

122.7116–129

Math

Inkling

112.1107–117

GLM 5.1

117.4113–122

Science

Inkling

116.4106–127

GLM 5.1

116.8106–127

Reasoning

Inkling

121.0118–124

GLM 5.1

115.6105–126

Inkling · #18 of 100 open models · #15 of 96 that fit ≤640 GB

GLM 5.1 · #15 of 100 open models · #13 of 96 that fit ≤512 GB

Benchmarks

12 shared boards: Inkling leads 5, GLM 5.1 leads 7 · Benchmarks imported Oct 2026

GPQA Diamond

Inkling

88.3%#14/98 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Jul 2026

GLM 5.1

89.9%#10/98 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Apr 2026

AIME 2024/2025

Inkling

88.9%#17/86 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Jul 2026

GLM 5.1

93.3%#10/86 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Apr 2026

FrontierMath

Inkling

33.3%#15/17 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Jul 2026

GLM 5.1

36.8%#13/17 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Apr 2026

SciCode

Inkling

47.0%#18/66 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jul 2026

GLM 5.1

44.8%#25/66 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Apr 2026

SimpleQA

Inkling

40.3%#8/17 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Jul 2026

GLM 5.1

34.0%#13/17 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Apr 2026

SimpleBench

Inkling

50.0%#8/25 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Jul 2026

GLM 5.1

55.1%#5/25 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Apr 2026

WeirdML

Inkling

32.3%#37/46 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Jul 2026

GLM 5.1

57.1%#6/46 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Apr 2026

ALE-Bench

Inkling

946.0#11/43 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jul 2026

GLM 5.1

887.1#15/43 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Apr 2026

APEX-Agents

Inkling

33.8%#12/16 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jul 2026

GLM 5.1

40.9%#8/16 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Apr 2026

Chess Puzzles

Inkling

21.0%#7/14 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Jul 2026

GLM 5.1

20.0%#11/14 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Apr 2026

23 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)
CritPt

Inkling

5.4%#16/66 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jul 2026

GLM 5.1

4.6%#17/66 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Apr 2026

ProofBench

Inkling

0.0%#26/26 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jul 2026

GLM 5.1

22.2%#10/26 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Apr 2026

LMArena Text

Inkling

1440.9#20/187 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

GLM 5.1

1465.2#8/187 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

LMArena WebDev

Inkling

1413.7#26/52 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

GLM 5.1

1508.5#15/52 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

Only GLM 5.1 (2)

VRAM by quantization

Memory to load the model and 2K context; below it, the total at 32K and 128K context. Lighter side in bold.

Q2_K

Inkling

405 GB~404.8 GB file

32K 412 GB · 128K 432 GB

GLM 5.1

325 GB265.8 GB file

32K 324 GB · 128K 332 GB

Q3_K_S

Inkling

not listed

GLM 5.1

334 GB313.5 GB file

32K 333 GB · 128K 342 GB

Q3_K_M

Inkling

465 GB~464.3 GB file

32K 471 GB · 128K 491 GB

GLM 5.1

372 GB338.4 GB file

32K 371 GB · 128K 380 GB

Q4_0

Inkling

not listed

GLM 5.1

381 GB427.6 GB file

32K 380 GB · 128K 389 GB

Q4_K_M

Inkling

572 GB~571.4 GB file

32K 578 GB · 128K 598 GB

GLM 5.1

457 GB464.5 GB file

32K 456 GB · 128K 464 GB

Q5_K_M

Inkling

679 GB~678.6 GB file

32K 686 GB · 128K 705 GB

GLM 5.1

541 GB558.5 GB file

32K 540 GB · 128K 549 GB

Q6_K

Inkling

786 GB~785.7 GB file

32K 793 GB · 128K 813 GB

GLM 5.1

626 GB621.3 GB file

32K 625 GB · 128K 634 GB

Q8_0

Inkling

953 GB856.8 GB file

32K 959 GB · 128K 979 GB

GLM 5.1

758 GB801.3 GB file

32K 757 GB · 128K 766 GB

16 more quants

IQ2_XXS

Inkling

not listed

GLM 5.1

212 GB220.6 GB file

32K 211 GB · 128K 219 GB

IQ2_XS

Inkling

not listed

GLM 5.1

230 GB226.6 GB file

32K 229 GB · 128K 238 GB

IQ2_S

Inkling

not listed

GLM 5.1

240 GB231.4 GB file

32K 239 GB · 128K 248 GB

IQ2_M

Inkling

not listed

GLM 5.1

259 GB236.2 GB file

32K 258 GB · 128K 267 GB

IQ3_XXS

Inkling

not listed

GLM 5.1

296 GB268.3 GB file

32K 295 GB · 128K 304 GB

IQ3_XS

Inkling

not listed

GLM 5.1

315 GB343.9 GB file

32K 314 GB · 128K 323 GB

IQ3_S

Inkling

not listed

GLM 5.1

325 GB279.6 GB file

32K 324 GB · 128K 332 GB

IQ3_M

Inkling

not listed

GLM 5.1

343 GB360.3 GB file

32K 342 GB · 128K 351 GB

Q3_K_L

Inkling

not listed

GLM 5.1

391 GB358.9 GB file

32K 390 GB · 128K 398 GB

IQ4_XS

Inkling

not listed

GLM 5.1

409 GB361.3 GB file

32K 408 GB · 128K 417 GB

IQ4_NL

Inkling

not listed

GLM 5.1

428 GB368.9 GB file

32K 427 GB · 128K 436 GB

Q4_1

Inkling

not listed

GLM 5.1

428 GB472.7 GB file

32K 427 GB · 128K 436 GB

Q4_K_S

Inkling

not listed

GLM 5.1

428 GB433.9 GB file

32K 427 GB · 128K 436 GB

Q4_K_L

Inkling

not listed

GLM 5.1

466 GB460.4 GB file

32K 465 GB · 128K 474 GB

Q5_K_S

Inkling

not listed

GLM 5.1

523 GB525.9 GB file

32K 522 GB · 128K 530 GB

BF16

Inkling

1905 GB1894.3 GB file

32K 1912 GB · 128K 1932 GB

GLM 5.1

1512 GB1508.0 GB file

32K 1511 GB · 128K 1520 GB

How to run each

Specifications

Specifications of Inkling and GLM 5.1
SpecInklingGLM 5.1
PublisherThinking MachinesZ.ai
Parameters952.4B753.9B
Active parameters18B per token42B per token
ArchitectureInklingForConditionalGenerationGlmMoeDsaForCausalLM
Context—198K tokens
ModalitiesVision, Chat, Function-callingChat, Function-calling
LicenseApache 2.0MIT
ReleasedJul 2026Apr 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Inkling or GLM 5.1?

Inkling and GLM 5.1 match in llmrun Score, with values of 116.0 versus 117.8; neither fits 24 GB. Choose Inkling for also does vision and newer release; choose GLM 5.1 for stronger at agents and lighter on memory.

Which needs less VRAM, Inkling or GLM 5.1?

At Q4_K_M, Inkling requires 572.1 GB while GLM 5.1 needs 456.5 GB, making GLM 5.1 the easier model to run on your local setup.

Can I run Inkling or GLM 5.1 on a 16 GB GPU?

Inkling does not fit (smallest quant needs 408.4 GB); GLM 5.1 does not fit (smallest quant needs 209.1 GB).

Inkling vs GLM 5.1 — VRAM & GPU Comparison | llmrun