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Start with GLM 4.5 Air and GLM 5V Turbo, or choose any two current ranked language models. Compare capability evidence, price, context, provider availability, and weight access without pretending one field decides every use case.
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GLM 4.5 Air vs GLM 5V Turbo
Live dataset updated 9/22/2026, 10:37:09 PM UTC
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|---|---|---|
| ModelCap position | #112 | #45 |
| Index score | 48.1 | 68.8 |
| Evidence | Measured2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards | Measured2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards |
| Input / 1M | $0.13 | $1.20 |
| Output / 1M | $0.85 | $4.00 |
| Pricing status | fresh | fresh |
| Context | 131K | 203K |
| Providers | 3 | 1 |
| Weight access | Open weights | API only |
Decision facts
- GLM 4.5 Air is #112; GLM 5V Turbo is #45 on the same current language board.
- Index scores are 48.1 for GLM 4.5 Air and 68.8 for GLM 5V Turbo. Their published uncertainty intervals do not overlap, but the aggregate Index does not predict performance on every task; compare the relevant benchmark configurations before choosing.
- Both positions use Measured evidence.
- Listed output price per 1M tokens is $0.85 for GLM 4.5 Air and $4.00 for GLM 5V Turbo. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $0.69 for GLM 4.5 Air versus $4.40 for GLM 5V Turbo. GLM 4.5 Air costs 84.4% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.
- Published context is 131,072 tokens for GLM 4.5 Air and 202,752 for GLM 5V Turbo.
- Weight access differs: GLM 4.5 Air is open; GLM 5V Turbo is none.
- ModelCap currently lists 3 providers for GLM 4.5 Air and 1 for GLM 5V Turbo.
These are separate published fields, not a synthetic winner. ModelCap does not collapse price, access, context, and capability evidence into a hidden recommendation score.
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