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Seed OSS 36B Instruct vs GLM-5 Turbo

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Seed OSS 36B Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Better at math

GLM-5 Turbo wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
Seed OSS 36B Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
GLM-5 Turbo
Context Window
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Speed
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Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureSeed OSS 36B InstructGLM-5 Turbo
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertySeed OSS 36B InstructGLM-5 Turbo
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorBytedance-seedZ-ai
ReleasedUnknownMar 2026

Seed OSS 36B Instruct Modalities

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GLM-5 Turbo Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Seed OSS 36B Instruct has cheaper input pricing at $0.90/M tokens. Seed OSS 36B Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.90/M tokens.
GLM-5 Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 36.8, compared to Seed OSS 36B Instruct's score of 16.7.
Seed OSS 36B Instruct has a 262,000 token context window, while GLM-5 Turbo has a 202,752 token context window.