Compare · ModelsLive · 2 picked · head to head
GLM 5 Turbo vs Claude Sonnet 4.6
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins on 2/3 benchmarks
Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins 2 of 3 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed.
Category leads
speed·Claude Sonnet 4.6
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
GLM 5 Turbo
no bench·no signal
Claude Sonnet 4.6
#102 by perf·#18 by attention
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
z-ai
private · undisclosed
Anthropic
$380.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
3 benchmarks · 2 models
GLM 5 TurboClaude Sonnet 4.6
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index
GLM 5 Turbo leads by +0.1
GLM 5 Turbo
63.1
Claude Sonnet 4.6
63.0
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index
Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads by +6.8
GLM 5 Turbo
44.2
Claude Sonnet 4.6
50.9
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads by +1.9
GLM 5 Turbo
49.8
Claude Sonnet 4.6
51.7
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | GLM 5 Turbo | Claude Sonnet 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index | 63.1 | 63.0 |
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index | 44.2 | 50.9 |
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 49.8 | 51.7 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5 Turbo | $1.20 | $4.00 | 203K tokens (~101 books) | $19.00 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | $3.00 | $15.00 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $60.00 |