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ALLaM 7B Instruct Preview vs GLM-5 Turbo

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

ALLaM 7B Instruct Preview wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

GLM-5 Turbo wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
ALLaM 7B Instruct Preview
Benchmark Advantage
GLM-5 Turbo
Context Window
GLM-5 Turbo
Speed
GLM-5 Turbo

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureALLaM 7B Instruct PreviewGLM-5 Turbo
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyALLaM 7B Instruct PreviewGLM-5 Turbo
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorIbmZ-ai
ReleasedUnknownMar 2026

ALLaM 7B Instruct Preview Modalities

Input
Output

GLM-5 Turbo Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

ALLaM 7B Instruct Preview has cheaper input pricing at $0.22/M tokens. ALLaM 7B Instruct Preview has cheaper output pricing at $0.59/M tokens.
ALLaM 7B Instruct Preview has a 4,096 token context window, while GLM-5 Turbo has a 202,752 token context window.