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GLM 4.5 Air (Thinking) vs GLM-5
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Models
GLM 4.5 Air (Thinking)
Efficient GLM model for fast reasoning, coding, and agent workflows.
Models
GLM-5
General GLM flagship for coding, analysis, and tool-heavy engineering workflows.
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| Measure | GLM 4.5 Air (Thinking) | GLM-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | Not checked yet | $1.00 per million tokens |
| Output price | Not checked yet | $3.20 per million tokens |
| Price on amazon-bedrock | Not checked yet | $1.00 per million input tokens |
| Price on amazon-bedrock | Not checked yet | $3.20 per million output tokens |
| Price on baidu | Not checked yet | $0.140 per million cached input tokens |
| Price on baidu | Not checked yet | $0.700 per million input tokens |
| Price on baidu | Not checked yet | $2.24 per million output tokens |
| Price on gmicloud | Not checked yet | $0.120 per million cached input tokens |
| Price on gmicloud | Not checked yet | $0.600 per million input tokens |
| Price on gmicloud | Not checked yet | $1.92 per million output tokens |
| Price on novita | Not checked yet | $0.200 per million cached input tokens |
| Price on novita | Not checked yet | $1.00 per million input tokens |
| Price on novita | Not checked yet | $3.20 per million output tokens |
| Price on siliconflow | Not checked yet | $0.200 per million cached input tokens |
| Price on siliconflow | Not checked yet | $0.950 per million input tokens |
| Price on siliconflow | Not checked yet | $2.55 per million output tokens |
| Price on streamlake | Not checked yet | $0.120 per million cached input tokens |
| Price on streamlake | Not checked yet | $0.600 per million input tokens |
| Price on streamlake | Not checked yet | $1.92 per million output tokens |
| Price on venice | Not checked yet | $0.200 per million cached input tokens |
| Price on venice | Not checked yet | $1.00 per million input tokens |
| Price on venice | Not checked yet | $3.20 per million output tokens |
| Price on z-ai | Not checked yet | $0.200 per million cached input tokens |
| Price on z-ai | Not checked yet | $1.00 per million input tokens |
| Price on z-ai | Not checked yet | $3.20 per million output tokens |
| Latest version | Not checked yet | z-ai/glm-5-20260211 |
| Time to first token (ms) | 2,390 | 1,700 |
| Output speed (tokens a second) | 82.8 | 65.5 |
| Time to first token (ms) on amazon-bedrock | Not checked yet | 685 |
| Time to first token (ms) on baidu | Not checked yet | 1,845 |
| Time to first token (ms) on gmicloud | Not checked yet | 2,399 |
| Time to first token (ms) on novita | Not checked yet | 2,116 |
| Time to first token (ms) on siliconflow | Not checked yet | 2,316 |
| Time to first token (ms) on streamlake | Not checked yet | 1,762 |
| Time to first token (ms) on venice | Not checked yet | 1,593 |
| Time to first token (ms) on z-ai | Not checked yet | 1,453 |
| Output speed (tokens a second) on amazon-bedrock | Not checked yet | 115 |
| Output speed (tokens a second) on baidu | Not checked yet | 57 |
| Output speed (tokens a second) on gmicloud | Not checked yet | 47 |
| Output speed (tokens a second) on novita | Not checked yet | 34 |
| Output speed (tokens a second) on siliconflow | Not checked yet | 37 |
| Output speed (tokens a second) on streamlake | Not checked yet | 39 |
| Output speed (tokens a second) on venice | Not checked yet | 54 |
| Output speed (tokens a second) on z-ai | Not checked yet | 46 |
| Tokens served on OpenRouter in a day | Not checked yet | 5.3B (for 10 Nov 2026) |
| Tool calls on OpenRouter in a day | Not checked yet | 23.2K (for 10 Nov 2026) |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | Not checked yet | 27.9 |
| LMArena text rating (Elo) | Not checked yet | 1,446 |
| LMArena web development rating (Elo) | Not checked yet | 1,435 |
| Design Arena rating (Elo) | Not checked yet | 1,244 |
| Gpqa diamond | Not checked yet | 87.8% (for 11 Feb 2026) |
| Swe bench verified | Not checked yet | 72.1% (for 11 Feb 2026) |
| Terminal bench | Not checked yet | 52.4% (for 11 Feb 2026) |
| Arc agi 2 | Not checked yet | 4.9% (for 11 Feb 2026) |
| Arc agi | Not checked yet | 44.7% (for 11 Feb 2026) |
| Cl bench | Not checked yet | 18.7% (for 11 Feb 2026) |
| Frontiermath 2025 02 28 private | Not checked yet | 16.4% (for 11 Feb 2026) |
| Frontiermath tier 4 2025 07 01 private | Not checked yet | 2.1% (for 11 Feb 2026) |
| Simplebench | Not checked yet | 53.2% (for 11 Feb 2026) |
| Weirdml | Not checked yet | 48.2% (for 11 Feb 2026) |
| Otis mock aime 2024 2025 | Not checked yet | 80% (saturated benchmark: the top models all score near the ceiling) (for 11 Feb 2026) |
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