Data points: 81
The readout for Gemini 2.5 Pro and GLM-5, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
GLM-5
GLM-5 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 2 to 4.
Evidence depth
81 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 9 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GLM-5
The charts below split 17 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Gemini 2.5 Pro vs GLM-5gemini-2-5-pro-vs-glm-5 | Model A Gemini 2.5 Pro | Model B GLM-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Verified metric wins | 2 wins | 4 wins |
| Where it leads | Average speed, First-token latency | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
| Model metadata | Gemini 2.5 Pro exposes 1.0M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Audio input. | GLM-5 exposes 202.8K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, Structured outputs. |
| Developer | Zhipu AI | |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 202.8K tokens |
| Max output | 65.5K tokens | No data |
| Released | Jun 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFileAudiovideo Output Text | Input Text Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputAudio inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Gemini | Other |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-01-31 | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | google/gemini-2.5-pro | z-ai/glm-5 |
| References | No data | No data |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | Gemini 2.5 Pro | GLM-5 |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 42.8%#32 | 46.2%#19 |
| HLE | 21.1%#37 | 27.2%#22 |
| Time to first token | 23.08 s#97 | 0.84 s#25 |
| Input price | $1.25/M#30 | $1.00/M#26 |
| Output price | $10.00/M#41 | $3.20/M#29 |
| GPQA | 84.4%#36 | 82.0%#49 |
| Output speed | 132.3 tok/s#36 | 75.5 tok/s#70 |
| Blended price | $3.44/M#58 | $1.55/M#47 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Gemini 2.5 Pro | GLM-5 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Gemini 2.5 Pro | GLM-5 |
|---|---|---|
CatClaw API30 tests | Gemini 2.5 Pro speed / latency 48 tok/s / 23637ms input / output No data | GLM-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Seamee API10 tests | Gemini 2.5 Pro speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GLM-5 speed / latency 41 tok/s / 18111ms input / output No data |
DeepRouter5 tests | Gemini 2.5 Pro speed / latency 92 tok/s / 16347ms input / output No data | GLM-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
ModelPool5 tests | Gemini 2.5 Pro speed / latency 81 tok/s / 21179ms input / output No data | GLM-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
N1N5 tests | Gemini 2.5 Pro speed / latency 106 tok/s / 16405ms input / output No data | GLM-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Gemini 2.5 Pro gemini-2.5-pro speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | GLM-5 glm-5-chat speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | |
Gemini 2.5 Pro gemini-2.5-pro speed / latency No data input / output $0.0006/M / $0.0050/M | GLM-5 glm-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.037/M / $0.037/M | |
Gemini 2.5 Pro gemini-2.5-pro speed / latency No data input / output $0.0006/M / $0.0050/M | GLM-5 glm-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.037/M / $0.037/M | |
Gemini 2.5 Pro gemini-2.5-pro speed / latency No data input / output $0.100/M / $0.100/M | GLM-5 glm-5-fast speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Gemini 2.5 Pro and GLM-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Gemini 2.5 Pro | GLM-5 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Gemini 2.5 Pro Gemini 2.5 Pro is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, First-token latency. | GLM-5 GLM-5 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. |
TL;DR: GLM-5 leads across 81 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.
