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Gemini 1.5 Flash vs GLM-5 Turbo

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemini 1.5 Flash wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Supports vision

GLM-5 Turbo wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
Gemini 1.5 Flash
Benchmark Advantage
GLM-5 Turbo
Context Window
Gemini 1.5 Flash
Speed
N/A

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemini 1.5 FlashGLM-5 Turbo
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemini 1.5 FlashGLM-5 Turbo
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorGoogleZ-ai
ReleasedUnknownMar 2026

Gemini 1.5 Flash Modalities

Input
Output

GLM-5 Turbo Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Gemini 1.5 Flash has cheaper input pricing at $0.35/M tokens. Gemini 1.5 Flash has cheaper output pricing at $1.05/M tokens.
Gemini 1.5 Flash has a 1,048,576 token context window, while GLM-5 Turbo has a 202,752 token context window.