Data points: 55
The readout for GLM-5 and Qwen3 VL, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
GLM-5
GLM-5 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 4 to 2.
Evidence depth
55 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 9 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GLM-5
The charts below split 9 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare GLM-5 vs Qwen3 VLglm-5-vs-qwen3-vl | Model A GLM-5 | Model B Qwen3 VL |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests | Average speed, First-token latency |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | GLM-5 | Qwen3 VL |
|---|---|---|
| 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-5 | Qwen3 VL |
|---|---|---|
| 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-5 | Qwen3 VL |
|---|---|---|
10 tests | GLM-5 speed / latency 64 tok/s / 21679ms input / output No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GLM-5 and Qwen3 VL: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | GLM-5 | Qwen3 VL |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | GLM-5 GLM-5 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | Qwen3 VL Qwen3 VL is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, First-token latency. |
TL;DR: GLM-5 leads across 55 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from GLM-5 vs Qwen3 VL into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| Model metadata | GLM-5 exposes 202.8K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, Structured outputs. | No OpenRouter metadata is available yet for this model. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Zhipu AI | No data |
| Context window | 202.8K tokens | No data |
| Max output | No data | No data |
| Released | Feb 2026 | No data |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | No data |
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | None listed |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Other | No data |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | z-ai/glm-5 | No data |
| References | No data | No data |
Qwen3 VL
speed / latency
N/A / N/A
input / output
No data
ChooseC API5 tests | GLM-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 VL speed / latency 206 tok/s / 6628ms input / output No data |
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QYES AI5 tests | GLM-5 speed / latency 30 tok/s / 47002ms input / output No data | Qwen3 VL speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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6345ywz API0 tests | GLM-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 VL speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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933999 API0 tests | GLM-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 VL speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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GLM-5 glm-5-fast speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M | Qwen3 VL qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-nx speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M |
GLM-5 glm-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.022/M / $0.088/M | Qwen3 VL qwen3-vl-30b-a3b speed / latency No data input / output $1.03/M / $1.03/M |
GLM-5 glm-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.037/M / $0.037/M | Qwen3 VL qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-nx speed / latency No data input / output $0.037/M / $0.037/M |
GLM-5 glm-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.037/M / $0.037/M | Qwen3 VL qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-nx speed / latency No data input / output $0.037/M / $0.037/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
