GLM-4.5V vs GPT-5
Wins 0 of 6 areas
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Wins 6 of 6 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Facts · Images and charts · Long documents · Following instructions
GPT-5 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 thinking03GPT-53 of 3 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software02GPT-52 of 2 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up02GPT-52 of 2 tests
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video02GPT-52 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts01GPT-51 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked01GPT-51 of 1 test
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 GPT-5 pulls ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+38.9points ahead
- Hard command-line tasks in a real terminalTerminal-Bench Hard+27.3points ahead
- Harder college exam questions with imagesMMMU-Pro+23.7points ahead
Where GLM-4.5V pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
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.
CodingGPT-5
- Terminal-Bench HardGPT-5 by 27.35.332.6+27.3
- SciCodeGPT-5 by 20.822.142.9+20.8
ReasoningGPT-5
- Humanity's Last ExamGPT-5 by 22.26.328.5+22.2
- GPQA DiamondGPT-5 by 1768.485.4+17
- CritPtGPT-5 by 5.705.7+5.7
FactsGPT-5
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGPT-5 by 19.520.840.3+19.5
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationGPT-5 by 2.615.217.8+2.6
Images and chartsGPT-5
- MMMU-ProGPT-5 by 23.750.574.2+23.7
- LMArena · VisionGPT-5 by 53 rating points11551208+53 rating
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.
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)GPT-5 by 62.322.584.8+62.3
- AA-OmniscienceGPT-5 by 37.6-46.3-8.7+37.6
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexGPT-5 by 26.910.937.8+26.9
- AA Agentic IndexGPT-5 by 15.610.926.5+15.6
- AA IntelligenceGPT-5 by 15.47.623+15.4
- matharena_visual_math_overallGPT-5 by 11.267.678.8+11.2
Questions people ask
Which is better, GLM-4.5V or GPT-5?
GPT-5 wins all six areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, facts, images and charts, long documents and following instructions. GLM-4.5V wins none, but costs 79% less.
Which is better for coding?
GPT-5. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; GLM-4.5V wins none.
Which is cheaper?
GLM-4.5V costs $0.60 per million input tokens and $1.80 per million output tokens; GPT-5 costs $1.25 and $10.00. 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.