GLM 5 Turbo
GLM 5 TurboRankingin thinking mode?
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MiniMax M3.1 Flashthinking+61%-86%$0.22Complete model response must be appendedGPT-6 Lunamedium+13%-89%$0.017Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3Claude Haiku 5.5low+11%-89%$0.024Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-5.6 Lunahigh+21%-76%$0.044MiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen+42%-91%$0.062Pass back reasoning_content+3GPT-6.1 Sollow+58%+111%$0.13Remove unsupported parameters+5MiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen+74%-71%$0.13Pass back reasoning_content+3DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+70%-72%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4GLM 5.3maxOpen+68%+13%$2.01Reasoning cannot be disabled+3Step 5 PreviewthinkingOpen+64%-25%$1.03web_search not available · Chat Completions+2
Kimi K3maxOpen+64%+216%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3GLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen+57%—$0.28Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4GLM 5.3lowOpen+29%—$0.85Reasoning cannot be disabled+3GLM 5thinkingOpen+5%—$1 / $3.20GLM 5.1thinkingOpensame—$1.02GLM 5V Turbothinking-12%—$1.20 / $4GLM 5.2non-thinkingOpen-16%—$1.40 / $4.40GLM 4.7thinkingOpen-16%—$0.60 / $2.20GLM-4.6non-thinkingOpen-44%—$0.60 / $2.20Context: 203K → 200KAll Z.ai models →History
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How much does GLM 5 Turbo cost?›
$1.20 per 1M input tokens and $4 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.24 per 1M.
Is GLM 5 Turbo free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $1.20 per 1M input tokens.
How good is GLM 5 Turbo, and what is it best at?›
#95 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #51 of 239 in Coding, #4 of 242 in Agents & Tool Use, #32 of 245 in Writing & Language. Strongest at: Tool calling, Instructions.
Is GLM 5 Turbo better than Quasar 438B?›
On AA Intelligence Index 4.3.2, GLM 5 Turbo scores 26.6 vs 26.7 — about the same.
How can I use GLM 5 Turbo?›
Through the API of Z.AI.
What is the context window of GLM 5 Turbo?›
203K tokens, with up to 131K output tokens.
When was GLM 5 Turbo released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-03-16. It has been superseded by GLM 5.1.
Is GLM 5 Turbo open source?›
No, GLM 5 Turbo is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is MiMo v2.6 Pro.
Can GLM 5 Turbo read images?›
No, it accepts text only.
What is GLM 5 Turbo?›
GLM 5 Turbo is a closed language model from Z.ai, released Mar 2026.
What are the best alternatives to GLM 5 Turbo?›
MiMo v2.6 Pro (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better).