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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs GLM 5 Turbo

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (Google) and GLM 5 Turbo (Z.ai) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 18 August 2026

As of 18 August 2026, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#21 vs #39); Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is 1.6× cheaper per output token ($2.50/1M vs $4.00/1M); and Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite offers the longer context window (1M vs 203K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #21 against #39 (65.6 vs 53.9 points).
  • API cost matters — $2.50/1M output tokens against $4.00/1M, about 1.6× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.30/1M against $1.20/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 203K.
  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 1.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite was listed 21 July 2026, GLM 5 Turbo 15 March 2026.

Choose GLM 5 Turbo if…

  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 39.1 against 37.4.

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs GLM 5 Turbo: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and GLM 5 Turbo
FieldGemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogleGLM 5 TurboZ.ai
ModelCap Index position#21#39
Index score65.653.9
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.30$1.20
Output price / 1M tokens$2.50$4.00
Context window1M tokens203K tokens
Max output tokens66K131K
API providers listed21
Weight accessAPI onlyAPI only
Input modalitiesText, Image, Video, File, AudioText
First listed21 July 202615 March 2026
PublisherGoogleZ.ai

Evidence: 5 public benchmark observations across 5 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs GLM 5 Turbo

Public benchmark boards where Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or GLM 5 Turbo has a published result
BoardGemini 3.5 Flash LiteGLM 5 TurboLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)15031493–1513—Only one result
LMArena AgentLMArena-10.4%-11.6%–-9.2%—Only one result
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation10.3%High—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis37.4intelligence-index39.1intelligence-indexGLM 5 Turbo
WildClawBench OpenClawWildClawBench—33.9Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs GLM 5 Turbo: common questions

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than GLM 5 Turbo?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 18 August 2026: #21 against #39. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite cheaper than GLM 5 Turbo?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is cheaper on output tokens: $2.50/1M against $4.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.30/1M for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and $1.20/1M for GLM 5 Turbo. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or GLM 5 Turbo?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 203K.

Which is better for coding, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or GLM 5 Turbo?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and GLM 5 Turbo open-weight models?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: API only. GLM 5 Turbo: API only. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and GLM 5 Turbo?

ModelCap currently lists 2 API providers for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and 1 for GLM 5 Turbo, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs GLM 5 Turbo comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 18 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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