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Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct vs GLM-5V Turbo

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

GLM-5V Turbo wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
GLM-5V Turbo
Context Window
GLM-5V Turbo
Speed
GLM-5V Turbo

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeaturePhi-3 Medium 128K InstructGLM-5V Turbo
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyPhi-3 Medium 128K InstructGLM-5V Turbo
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorMicrosoftZ-ai
ReleasedUnknownApr 2026

Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct Modalities

Input
Output

GLM-5V Turbo Modalities

Input
imagetextvideo
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct has cheaper input pricing at $1.00/M tokens. Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $1.00/M tokens.
Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct has a 128,000 token context window, while GLM-5V Turbo has a 202,752 token context window.
Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct does not support vision. GLM-5V Turbo supports vision.