Best GLM-5 Alternatives
GLM-5 by Zhipu AI is a flagship model priced at $1/3.2 per 1M tokens (in/out). Looking for a better deal or different capabilities? Here are the best options.
GLM-5
Zhipu AIFlagshipInput
$1/1M
Output
$3.2/1M
Context
200K
Max Output
128K
Why Switch from GLM-5?
Top Alternatives
Higher benchmark scores.
Input
$2/1M
100% more
Output
$5/1M
56% more
Context
128K
Max Output
16K
Higher benchmark scores, adds audio.
Input
$1.25/1M
25% more
Output
$10/1M
213% more
Context
128K
Max Output
16K
Dramatically cheaper (52% less), higher benchmark scores.
Input
$0.4/1M
60% cheaper
Output
$1.6/1M
50% cheaper
Context
200K
Max Output
100K
17% cheaper, higher benchmark scores, 1M context (5x more).
Input
$0.5/1M
50% cheaper
Output
$3/1M
6% cheaper
Context
1M
Max Output
66K
Higher benchmark scores.
Input
$5/1M
400% more
Output
$25/1M
681% more
Context
200K
Max Output
32K
Higher benchmark scores.
Input
$2/1M
100% more
Output
$16/1M
400% more
Context
200K
Max Output
66K
Higher benchmark scores.
Input
$1.75/1M
75% more
Output
$14/1M
338% more
Context
200K
Max Output
66K
33% cheaper, higher benchmark scores.
Input
$0.6/1M
40% cheaper
Output
$2.2/1M
31% cheaper
Context
200K
Max Output
128K
Full Comparison Table
| Model | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Context | MMLU-Pro | HumanEval | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Large 3Mistral | $2.00100% more | $5.0056% more | 128K | 83%+12.6% | 91%Same | 90 |
| GPT-5OpenAI | $1.2525% more | $10.00213% more | 128K | 88.5%+18.1% | 95%+4.0% | 85 |
| o3OpenAI | $0.4060% cheaper | $1.6050% cheaper | 200K | 87%+16.6% | 94.5%+3.5% | 85 |
| Gemini 3 FlashGoogle | $0.5050% cheaper | $3.006% cheaper | 1M | 78%+7.6% | 90%-1.0% | 85 |
| Claude Opus 4.6Anthropic | $5.00400% more | $25.00681% more | 200K | 89.5%+19.1% | 95%+4.0% | 80 |
| GPT-5.3 CodexOpenAI | $2.00100% more | $16.00400% more | 200K | 90%+19.6% | 96.5%+5.5% | 80 |
| GPT-5.2 CodexOpenAI | $1.7575% more | $14.00338% more | 200K | 89%+18.6% | 95.5%+4.5% | 80 |
| GLM-4.7Zhipu AI | $0.6040% cheaper | $2.2031% cheaper | 200K | 84.3%+13.9% | — | 79 |
| Mistral Medium 3Mistral | $0.4060% cheaper | $2.0038% cheaper | 128K | 76%+5.6% | 87%-4.0% | 79 |
| o4-miniOpenAI | $1.1010% more | $4.4038% more | 200K | 85%+14.6% | 93.5%+2.5% | 75 |
| Gemini 3.1 ProGoogle | $2.00100% more | $12.00275% more | 1M | 91%+20.6% | 95%+4.0% | 75 |
| Gemini 3 ProGoogle | $2.00100% more | $12.00275% more | 1M | 89.8%+19.4% | 94%+3.0% | 75 |
| Gemini 2.5 FlashGoogle | $0.1585% cheaper | $0.6081% cheaper | 1M | 76%+5.6% | 89.5%-1.5% | 75 |
| Grok 4xAI | $3.00200% more | $15.00369% more | 128K | 86%+15.6% | 93%+2.0% | 75 |
| DeepSeek R1DeepSeek | $0.5545% cheaper | $2.1932% cheaper | 128K | 84%+13.6% | 92%+1.0% | 73 |
| MiniMax M2.5MiniMax | $0.3070% cheaper | $1.2063% cheaper | 200K | 82%+11.6% | 90%-1.0% | 73 |
| Gemini 2.5 ProGoogle | $1.2525% more | $10.00213% more | 1M | 87.5%+17.1% | 93.5%+2.5% | 70 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5Anthropic | $0.8020% cheaper | $4.0025% more | 200K | 69.4%-1.0% | 88.1%-2.9% | 69 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic | $3.00200% more | $15.00369% more | 200K | 86%+15.6% | 94%+3.0% | 65 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.5Anthropic | $3.00200% more | $15.00369% more | 200K | 84.5%+14.1% | 93%+2.0% | 65 |
| GPT-4oOpenAI | $2.50150% more | $10.00213% more | 128K | 80.5%+10.1% | 91%Same | 65 |
| Llama 4 MaverickMeta | $0.3169% cheaper | $0.8573% cheaper | 1M | 80.5%+10.1% | 90.2%-0.8% | 63 |
| Llama 4 ScoutMeta | $0.1882% cheaper | $0.6380% cheaper | 10M | 74.2%+3.8% | 86%-5.0% | 63 |
| DeepSeek V3DeepSeek | $0.1486% cheaper | $0.2891% cheaper | 164K | 78%+7.6% | 89%-2.0% | 63 |
| GPT-4o MiniOpenAI | $0.1585% cheaper | $0.6081% cheaper | 128K | 68%-2.4% | 87.2%-3.8% | 62 |