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GLM-4.5-XvsGLM-5

GLM-4.5-X and GLM-5 do not yet share a public benchmark, so quality cannot be compared apples-to-apples. GLM-5 is 2.6x cheaper per token. GLM-5 has the larger context window (200K tokens).

Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.

Shared benchmarks
0
no overlap yet
Cheaper per token
GLM-5
2.6x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
GLM-5
200K tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
Z.ai
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Context
128K
Max out
98K
Input /1M
$2.2
Output /1M
$8.9
Cached /1M
$0.45
Scores
0 · 0 core
GLM-5
Z.ai
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Context
200K
Max out
131K
Input /1M
$1
Output /1M
$3.2
Cached /1M
$0.2
Scores
8 · 7 core
Quality

Benchmark matrix

BenchmarkGLM-4.5-XGLM-5ΔEdge
Reported by both · 0
No public benchmark is reported for both models yet.
Only GLM-4.5-X reports · 0
GLM-4.5-X reports nothing GLM-5 does not.
Only GLM-5 reports · 8
SWE-bench Verifiednot reported77.8%
GPQA Diamondnot reported87.8% epoch
AIME 2025not reported96.7% matharena
AIME 2026not reported96.7% matharena
LMArena Elonot reported1446.3
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run)not reported80% epoch
SWE-bench Verified (Epoch AI run)not reported72.1% epoch
Terminal-Bench 2.0not reported56.2%
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is GLM-4.5-X minus GLM-5 in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing

Side by side

SpecGLM-4.5-XGLM-5Edge
Context window128K tokens200K tokensGLM-5
Max output98K tokens131K tokensGLM-5
Input price / 1M$2.2 $1 GLM-5
Output price / 1M$8.9 $3.2 GLM-5
Cached input / 1M$0.45 $0.2 GLM-5
Input + output / 1M
Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded.
$11.1$4.2GLM-5
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Released
Cited benchmark scores08
Reliability

Z.ai status

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