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GLM 5 Turbo vs GLM 5V Turbo

GLM 5 Turbo (Z.ai) and GLM 5V 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 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, GLM 5V Turbo holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#29 vs #39).

Which should you choose?

Choose GLM 5 Turbo if…

  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 39.1 against 35.3.

Choose GLM 5V Turbo if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #29 against #39 (60.2 vs 55.0 points).
  • you want the more recently listed model — GLM 5V Turbo was listed 1 April 2026, GLM 5 Turbo 15 March 2026.

GLM 5 Turbo vs GLM 5V Turbo: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of GLM 5 Turbo and GLM 5V Turbo
FieldGLM 5 TurboZ.aiGLM 5V TurboZ.ai
ModelCap Index position#39#29
Index score55.060.2
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$1.20$1.20
Output price / 1M tokens$4.00$4.00
Context window203K tokens203K tokens
Max output tokens131K131K
API providers listed11
Weight accessAPI onlyAPI only
Input modalitiesTextImage, Text, Video
First listed15 March 20261 April 2026
PublisherZ.aiZ.ai

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: GLM 5 Turbo vs GLM 5V Turbo

Public benchmark boards where GLM 5 Turbo or GLM 5V Turbo has a published result
BoardGLM 5 TurboGLM 5V TurboLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—14901478–1502Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis39.1intelligence-index35.3intelligence-indexGLM 5 Turbo

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

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GLM 5 Turbo vs GLM 5V Turbo: common questions

Is GLM 5 Turbo better than GLM 5V Turbo?

GLM 5V Turbo ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #29 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 GLM 5 Turbo cheaper than GLM 5V Turbo?

Both list the same output price, $4.00/1M tokens, with input at $1.20/1M and $1.20/1M respectively.

Which has the bigger context window, GLM 5 Turbo or GLM 5V Turbo?

Both publish a 203K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, GLM 5 Turbo or GLM 5V 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 GLM 5 Turbo and GLM 5V Turbo open-weight models?

GLM 5 Turbo: API only. GLM 5V 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 GLM 5 Turbo and GLM 5V Turbo?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for GLM 5 Turbo and 1 for GLM 5V Turbo, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this GLM 5 Turbo vs GLM 5V Turbo comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 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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