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GLM 4.5 Air vs GLM-5 Turbo

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

GLM 4.5 Air wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode

GLM-5 Turbo wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
GLM 4.5 Air
Benchmark Advantage
GLM-5 Turbo
Context Window
GLM-5 Turbo
Speed
GLM 4.5 Air

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGLM 4.5 AirGLM-5 Turbo
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGLM 4.5 AirGLM-5 Turbo
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorZ-aiZ-ai
ReleasedJul 2025Mar 2026

GLM 4.5 Air Modalities

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GLM-5 Turbo Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

GLM 4.5 Air has cheaper input pricing at $0.13/M tokens. GLM 4.5 Air has cheaper output pricing at $0.85/M tokens.
GLM-5 Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 36.8, compared to GLM 4.5 Air's score of 23.8.
GLM 4.5 Air has a 131,072 token context window, while GLM-5 Turbo has a 202,752 token context window.