Data points: 85
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and GLM-5 Turbo, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 4 to 2.
Evidence depth
85 data points
Includes 3 benchmark rows, 3 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 14 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs GLM-5 Turboclaude-opus-4-6-vs-glm-5-turbo | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B GLM-5 Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests | Cheapest input price, Average speed |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | GLM-5 Turbo exposes 262.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, JSON mode. |
| Developer | Anthropic | Zhipu AI |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 131.1K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input Text Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingJSON modeReasoning |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | Other |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6-fast | z-ai/glm-5-turbo |
| References | No data | No data |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.6 | GLM-5 Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 45.7%#20 | 43.6%#27 |
| HLE | 18.6%#43 | 25.4%#28 |
| GPQA | 84.0%#38 | 84.7%#34 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | GLM-5 Turbo |
|---|---|---|
VSLLMWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 94 76100100100 | GLM-5 Turbo glm-5-turbo No audit yet |
小水管 APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 84 728480100 | GLM-5 Turbo glm-5-turbo No audit yet |
RenRen APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 78 70728088 | GLM-5 Turbo glm-5-turbo No audit yet |
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | GLM-5 Turbo |
|---|---|---|
OptAI25 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 2542ms input / output $5.00/M / $25.00/M | GLM-5 Turbo glm-5-turbo speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.0001/M / $0.0001/M |
Rnglg2 API15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 57 tok/s / 3926ms input / output No data | GLM-5 Turbo speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
6i2 API5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 280 tok/s / 3242ms input / output No data | GLM-5 Turbo speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
UoCode5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 38 tok/s / 2611ms input / output No data | GLM-5 Turbo speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
小水管 API5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency 45 tok/s / 6167ms input / output $0/M / $0/M | GLM-5 Turbo glm-5-turbo speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0/M / $0/M |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4.6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | GLM-5 Turbo GLM-5-Turbo speed / latency No data input / output $75.00/M / $75.00/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.182/M / $0.182/M | GLM-5 Turbo glm-5-turbo speed / latency No data input / output $0.0073/M / $0.0073/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.342/M / $1.71/M | GLM-5 Turbo glm-5-turbo speed / latency No data input / output $0.082/M / $0.274/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and GLM-5 Turbo: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | GLM-5 Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | GLM-5 Turbo GLM-5 Turbo is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed. |
TL;DR: Claude Opus 4.6 leads across 85 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
