Data points: 57
The readout for GLM-4 Air and GPT-5, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
GPT-5
GPT-5 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 1 to 5.
Evidence depth
57 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5
The charts below split 8 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare GLM-4 Air vs GPT-5glm-4-air-vs-gpt-5 | Model A GLM-4 Air | Model B GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Verified metric wins | 1 wins | 5 wins |
| Where it leads | First-token latency | Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | GLM-4 Air | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| No shared benchmark metrics are available yet. | ||
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GLM-4 Air | 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 Air | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
20 tests | GLM-4 Air speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GLM-4 Air and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | GLM-4 Air | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | GLM-4 Air GLM-4 Air is stronger when you prioritize First-token latency. | GPT-5 GPT-5 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. |
TL;DR: GPT-5 leads across 57 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from GLM-4 Air vs GPT-5 into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| Model metadata | No OpenRouter metadata is available yet for this model. | GPT-5 exposes 128K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Zhipu AI | OpenAI |
| Context window | No data | 128K tokens |
| Max output | No data | 16.4K tokens |
| Released | No data | Aug 2025 |
| Modalities | No data | Input FileImageText Output Text |
| Features | None listed | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputStructured outputsJSON mode |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | No data | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2024-09-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | No data | openai/gpt-5-chat |
| References | No data | No data |
speed / latency
95 tok/s / 1234ms
input / output
No data
EasyMore5 tests | GLM-4 Air speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 6577ms input / output No data |
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N1N5 tests | GLM-4 Air speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 102 tok/s / 948ms input / output No data |
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AAAI0 tests | GLM-4 Air speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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CaMeL AI0 tests | GLM-4 Air speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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GLM-4 Air glm-4-air-250414 speed / latency No data input / output $0.015/M / $0.015/M | GPT-5 gpt-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.036/M / $0.285/M |
GLM-4 Air glm-4-air speed / latency No data input / output $0.019/M / $0.0096/M | GPT-5 gpt-5-chat-2025-10-03 speed / latency No data input / output $10.27/M / $10.27/M |
GLM-4 Air glm-4-air-250414 speed / latency No data input / output $0.140/M / $0.140/M | GPT-5 openai/gpt-5-chat speed / latency No data input / output $75.00/M / $75.00/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
