Z.ai: GLM 5.1 ranks higher at 24/100 vs DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B at 22/100. Capability-level comparison backed by match graph evidence from real search data.
| Feature | DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B | Z.ai: GLM 5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Model | Model |
| UnfragileRank | 22/100 | 24/100 |
| Adoption |
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| Quality | 0 | 0 |
| Ecosystem | 0 | 0 |
| Match Graph | 0 | 0 |
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starting Price | $7.00e-7 per prompt token | $1.05e-6 per prompt token |
| Capabilities | 7 decomposed | 13 decomposed |
| Times Matched | 0 | 0 |
Generates coherent, contextually-aware text responses by leveraging knowledge distilled from DeepSeek R1's chain-of-thought reasoning into a 70B parameter Llama-3.3 base model. The distillation process transfers reasoning patterns and decision-making logic from the larger R1 model into a more efficient architecture, enabling structured problem-solving without explicit chain-of-thought token overhead. Accessed via OpenRouter's unified API endpoint with streaming and non-streaming modes.
Unique: Combines DeepSeek R1's advanced reasoning distillation with Llama-3.3-70B's proven instruction-following architecture, creating a hybrid that captures R1's reasoning patterns without full R1 inference latency. The distillation approach embeds reasoning logic directly into model weights rather than generating explicit chain-of-thought tokens, reducing output length while preserving reasoning quality.
vs alternatives: Offers better reasoning-to-latency ratio than full DeepSeek R1 and lower cost than R1 API access, while maintaining stronger reasoning than base Llama-3.3-70B through knowledge distillation from R1 training.
Maintains and processes multi-turn conversation history with role-based message sequencing (system, user, assistant) through OpenRouter's message API. The model tracks conversation state across requests, applying attention mechanisms to earlier turns while maintaining coherence and consistency. Supports dynamic context window management where older messages can be pruned or summarized based on token budget constraints.
Unique: Leverages Llama-3.3-70B's instruction-tuned architecture for robust role-based message handling, combined with R1 distillation to maintain reasoning consistency across turns. The model applies cross-turn attention patterns learned from R1 to better track logical dependencies between conversation steps.
vs alternatives: Maintains stronger reasoning coherence across multi-turn exchanges than base Llama-3.3 due to R1 distillation, while offering lower latency than full R1 for interactive conversational applications.
Executes complex, multi-part instructions with high fidelity through Llama-3.3-70B's instruction-tuning combined with R1's reasoning distillation. The model interprets detailed system prompts, follows formatting constraints (JSON, XML, markdown), and produces structured outputs that can be reliably parsed. Supports few-shot prompting patterns where examples guide output format without explicit schema validation.
Unique: Combines Llama-3.3-70B's strong instruction-following capabilities with R1's reasoning distillation to maintain format consistency even in complex multi-step extraction tasks. The distilled reasoning helps the model understand the semantic intent behind format constraints, not just pattern-match examples.
vs alternatives: Produces more reliable structured outputs than base Llama-3.3 due to R1 reasoning distillation improving format constraint understanding, while avoiding the latency of full R1 or the cost of function-calling APIs.
Generates code snippets, complete functions, and technical explanations by applying Llama-3.3-70B's code-training combined with R1's reasoning distillation for logic clarity. The model produces syntactically-correct code across multiple languages (Python, JavaScript, SQL, etc.) and explains implementation decisions with reasoning transparency. Supports context-aware code generation where previous code exchanges inform subsequent suggestions.
Unique: Distills R1's reasoning patterns into code generation, enabling the model to explain not just what code does but why specific implementation choices were made. This reasoning-aware approach produces code with better architectural decisions than pattern-matching alone, particularly for complex algorithms.
vs alternatives: Generates code with better reasoning transparency than base Llama-3.3 and lower latency than full R1, making it suitable for interactive code-generation workflows where explanation quality matters.
Synthesizes knowledge across domains (science, medicine, law, finance) by applying Llama-3.3-70B's broad training combined with R1's reasoning distillation for accuracy and logical coherence. The model produces detailed explanations that connect concepts, identify assumptions, and reason through implications. Supports multi-step explanations where each step builds on previous reasoning, creating transparent knowledge synthesis.
Unique: Embeds R1's reasoning distillation into domain knowledge synthesis, enabling the model to not just retrieve facts but reason through their implications and connections. This produces more coherent, logically-sound explanations than fact-retrieval alone, particularly for interdisciplinary questions.
vs alternatives: Provides reasoning-transparent domain explanations with lower latency than full R1, while offering stronger logical coherence than base Llama-3.3 due to R1 distillation.
Provides inference through OpenRouter's REST API with support for streaming responses (Server-Sent Events), token-level control (max_tokens, temperature, top_p), and usage tracking. The model processes requests asynchronously, returning partial responses via streaming for real-time UI updates or progressive output handling. Token budgeting is managed client-side through explicit parameters and response metadata.
Unique: OpenRouter's unified API abstraction provides consistent streaming and token-control interfaces across multiple model backends, allowing clients to swap models (including R1 Distill Llama) without code changes. The streaming implementation uses standard SSE protocol for broad client compatibility.
vs alternatives: Offers lower latency than direct DeepSeek API for distilled models while providing unified interface across multiple providers, reducing vendor lock-in compared to model-specific APIs.
Controls output randomness and diversity through temperature (0.0-2.0), top_p (nucleus sampling), and top_k parameters passed to the inference engine. Lower temperatures (0.0-0.5) produce deterministic, focused outputs; higher temperatures (1.0+) increase creativity and diversity. The model applies these parameters at token-generation time, affecting probability distributions over the vocabulary without post-processing.
Unique: Exposes fine-grained sampling control through OpenRouter's parameter API, allowing developers to tune output diversity without model retraining. The R1 distillation preserves reasoning coherence even at higher temperatures, preventing reasoning collapse that occurs in non-distilled models.
vs alternatives: Provides more stable high-temperature outputs than base Llama-3.3 due to R1 reasoning distillation, enabling creative tasks without sacrificing coherence.
GLM-5.1 executes multi-step coding tasks over extended timeframes without requiring human intervention between steps, using an internal planning mechanism that decomposes complex objectives into sub-tasks and maintains execution state across sequential operations. Unlike minute-level interaction models that require prompting after each step, this capability enables the model to autonomously navigate decision trees, handle errors, and adapt strategy based on intermediate results without context resets.
Unique: Designed specifically for minute+ autonomous execution windows rather than single-turn interactions; maintains internal execution state and decision-making across extended task horizons without requiring external orchestration or re-prompting between steps
vs alternatives: Outperforms GPT-4 and Claude for long-horizon coding tasks because it's architected for continuous autonomous operation rather than stateless request-response cycles
GLM-5.1 generates and refactors code with awareness of the full codebase structure, dependencies, and patterns, using semantic understanding of how changes in one file propagate to others. The model analyzes import graphs, function signatures, and usage patterns across files to ensure generated code maintains consistency and doesn't introduce breaking changes, rather than treating each file in isolation.
Unique: Maintains semantic awareness of codebase structure and cross-file dependencies during generation, enabling it to make coordinated changes across multiple files rather than treating each file independently
vs alternatives: Produces more consistent multi-file refactorings than Copilot or Claude because it reasons about the entire codebase context simultaneously rather than file-by-file
Z.ai: GLM 5.1 scores higher at 24/100 vs DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B at 22/100.
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GLM-5.1 diagnoses errors and bugs by analyzing error messages, stack traces, and code context to identify root causes and suggest fixes. The model correlates error symptoms with likely causes, explains why errors occur, and provides specific debugging steps or code fixes.
Unique: Diagnoses errors by correlating symptoms with root causes using semantic understanding of code and error patterns, providing explanations and fixes rather than just pattern matching
vs alternatives: More effective at diagnosing subtle bugs than search-based solutions because it reasons about code semantics and error causality
GLM-5.1 identifies performance bottlenecks in code and suggests optimizations with specific implementation guidance, analyzing algorithms, data structures, and resource usage to recommend improvements. The model understands performance implications of different approaches and can suggest algorithmic or architectural changes to improve efficiency.
Unique: Suggests optimizations based on algorithmic and architectural analysis rather than just code-level tweaks, understanding performance implications of different approaches
vs alternatives: Provides more meaningful performance guidance than generic LLMs because it understands algorithm complexity and can suggest structural improvements
GLM-5.1 analyzes code for security vulnerabilities including injection attacks, authentication/authorization issues, cryptographic weaknesses, and data exposure risks, providing specific remediation guidance. The model understands common vulnerability patterns and security best practices to identify risks and suggest secure implementations.
Unique: Identifies security vulnerabilities through semantic analysis of code patterns and provides remediation guidance based on security best practices, not just pattern matching against known CVEs
vs alternatives: More effective at finding context-specific security issues than SAST tools because it understands code intent and can suggest secure implementations
GLM-5.1 performs step-by-step reasoning about code behavior by internally simulating or tracing execution paths, allowing it to predict runtime behavior, identify bugs, and explain code logic without requiring actual execution. This capability uses chain-of-thought-like reasoning applied specifically to code semantics, tracking variable state, control flow, and function call sequences to reason about correctness.
Unique: Applies extended reasoning specifically to code semantics and execution paths, enabling it to predict runtime behavior and identify subtle bugs through symbolic execution simulation rather than pattern matching
vs alternatives: More effective at finding subtle logic bugs than GPT-4 because it explicitly traces execution state rather than relying on pattern recognition
GLM-5.1 maintains rich context across multiple conversation turns when working on code, remembering previous edits, design decisions, and constraints without requiring users to re-specify them. The model builds an internal model of the codebase state and user intent that persists across turns, enabling iterative refinement where each turn builds on previous work rather than starting fresh.
Unique: Maintains stateful context across turns specifically optimized for code collaboration, remembering design decisions and codebase state without explicit memory structures
vs alternatives: Provides better iterative code refinement than stateless models because it retains context about previous edits and design intent across turns
GLM-5.1 translates natural language specifications into code that preserves semantic intent, handling ambiguous or underspecified requirements by inferring reasonable implementations based on context and common patterns. The model uses semantic understanding of both natural language and code to bridge the gap between high-level intent and low-level implementation details.
Unique: Translates natural language to code with explicit semantic fidelity checking, inferring reasonable implementations for underspecified requirements rather than producing literal or incomplete code
vs alternatives: Handles ambiguous requirements better than Copilot because it uses semantic reasoning to infer intent rather than pattern matching against training data
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