Gemini 2.5 Pro vs GLM-4.5V
Wins 5 of 6 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Images and charts · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 6 areas
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Gemini 2.5 Pro is the stronger all-rounder.GLM-4.5V is cheaper.
Scores updated · 17 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the six areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking30Gemini 2.5 Pro3 of 3 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software20Gemini 2.5 Pro2 of 2 tests
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video20Gemini 2.5 Pro2 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Gemini 2.5 Pro1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Gemini 2.5 Pro1 of 1 test
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
GLM-4.5V costs 79% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Gemini 2.5 Pro pulls ahead
- Harder college exam questions with imagesMMMU-Pro+24.4points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+24.2points ahead
- Hard command-line tasks in a real terminalTerminal-Bench Hard+21.2points ahead
Where GLM-4.5V pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+6.1points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 17 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingGemini 2.5 Pro
- SciCodeGemini 2.5 Pro by 24.246.322.1+24.2
- Terminal-Bench HardGemini 2.5 Pro by 21.226.55.3+21.2
ReasoningGemini 2.5 Pro
- GPQA DiamondGemini 2.5 Pro by 15.283.668.4+15.2
- Humanity's Last ExamGemini 2.5 Pro by 11.7186.3+11.7
- CritPtGemini 2.5 Pro by 2.62.60+2.6
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGemini 2.5 Pro by 18.33920.8+18.3
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationGLM-4.5V by 6.19.115.2+6.1
Images and chartsGemini 2.5 Pro
- MMMU-ProGemini 2.5 Pro by 24.474.950.5+24.4
- LMArena · VisionGemini 2.5 Pro by 108 rating points12631155+108 rating
Following instructionsGemini 2.5 Pro
- IFBenchGemini 2.5 Pro by 14.548.734.2+14.5
Other results6 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexGemini 2.5 Pro by 35.846.710.9+35.8
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Gemini 2.5 Pro by 31.654.122.5+31.6
- AA-OmniscienceGemini 2.5 Pro by 30-16.4-46.3+30
- matharena_visual_math_overallGemini 2.5 Pro by 9.677.267.6+9.6
- AA Agentic IndexGLM-4.5V by 7.43.510.9+7.4
- AA IntelligenceGemini 2.5 Pro by 7.4157.6+7.4
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemini 2.5 Pro or GLM-4.5V?
Gemini 2.5 Pro wins five of the six areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, images and charts, long documents and following instructions. GLM-4.5V wins none, but costs 79% less. They are level on facts.
Which is better for coding?
Gemini 2.5 Pro. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; GLM-4.5V wins none.
Which is cheaper?
Gemini 2.5 Pro costs $1.25 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens; GLM-4.5V costs $0.60 and $1.80. That makes GLM-4.5V about 79% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 17 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 11 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 6 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.