Data points: 103
Model compare
The readout for GLM-4.6 and GPT-5, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GPT-5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GPT-5
GPT-5 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 13.3 to 86.7.
Evidence depth
103 data points
Includes 18 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5
The charts below split 26 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for GLM-4.6 and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | GLM-4.6 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 13.3 pts | 86.7 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 1 categories | 5 categories |
| Operational advantages | No data | Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage |
| Context window | 204.8K tokens | 400K tokens |
| Max output | 131.1K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | GLM-4.6 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Z.ai | OpenAI |
| Released | Sep 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Other | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-03-31 | 2024-09-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | z-ai/glm-4.6 | openai/gpt-5 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GLM-4.6 and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
GLM-4.6
GLM-4.6 leads these benchmark categories: Agents.
GPT-5
GPT-5 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Reasoning, Knowledge, Math, Instruction following) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage).
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
GLM-4.6
44.2
Avg. score
GPT-5
51.9
GLM-4.6 leads by 3.0
GPT-5 leads by 7.2
GPT-5 leads by 8.8
GPT-5 leads by 5.5
GPT-5 leads by 16.8
No data
No data
GPT-5 leads by 10.8
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
GLM-4.6
winner$2.20/M
Rank #68/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
$10.00/M
Rank #120/162 · confidence 4
GLM-4.6
winner$0.963/M
Rank #73/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
$3.44/M
Rank #117/162 · confidence 4
GLM-4.6
winner$0.550/M
Rank #76/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
$1.25/M
Rank #107/162 · confidence 4
GLM-4.6
26.3
Rank #83/89 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-09-01
GPT-5
winner75.6
Rank #2/89 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GLM-4.6
winner82.9%
Rank #42/125 · confidence 4
GPT-5
80.6%
Rank #57/125 · confidence 4
GLM-4.6
winner13.3%
Rank #78/187 · confidence 4
GPT-5
5.4%
Rank #132/187 · confidence 4
GLM-4.6
winner78.0%
Rank #83/188 · confidence 4
GPT-5
67.3%
Rank #121/188 · confidence 4
GLM-4.6
3.1
Rank #32/33 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-09-01
GPT-5
winner20.1
Rank #22/33 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GLM-4.6
winner69.5%
Rank #30/115 · confidence 4
GPT-5
55.8%
Rank #49/115 · confidence 4
GLM-4.6
33.1
Rank #81/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-09-01
GPT-5
winner42.9
Rank #46/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GLM-4.6
38.4%
Rank #87/185 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner38.8%
Rank #83/185 · confidence 4
GLM-4.6
20.8
Rank #73/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-09-01
GPT-5
winner40.7
Rank #20/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GLM-4.6
66.1
Rank #56/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-09-01
GPT-5
winner82.1
Rank #31/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GLM-4.6
5.2
Rank #78/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-09-01
GPT-5
winner26.5
Rank #39/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GLM-4.6
63.2
Rank #83/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-09-01
GPT-5
winner85.4
Rank #45/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GLM-4.6
23.0
Rank #70/99 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-09-01
GPT-5
winner34.7
Rank #48/99 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GLM-4.6
36.7
Rank #78/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-09-01
GPT-5
winner73.1
Rank #29/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GLM-4.6
76.9
Rank #57/84 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-09-01
GPT-5
winner84.8
Rank #44/84 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GLM-4.6 | GPT-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 | GLM-4.6 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
20 tests | GLM-4.6 GLM-4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.040/request | GPT-5 gpt-5-low speed / latency 95 tok/s / 1234ms input / output $2.50/M/$20.00/M |
10 tests | GLM-4.6 speed / latency 56 tok/s / 1357ms input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 102 tok/s / 948ms input / output No data |
5 tests | GLM-4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 6577ms input / output No data |
5 tests | GLM-4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 58 tok/s / 17419ms input / output No data |
0 tests | GLM-4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
GLM-4.6 glm-4.6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.041/M/$0.151/M | GPT-5 gpt-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.086/M | |
GLM-4.6 GLM-4.6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.040/request | GPT-5 gpt-5-fast speed / latency No data input / output $2.50/M | |
GLM-4.6 glm-4.6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.080/M/$0.320/M | GPT-5 openai/gpt-5 speed / latency No data input / output $75.00/M |
Weighted outcome: GPT-5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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