Model comparison
Command R vs GLM-5V-Turbo
GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index. Command R costs 7.2× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5V-Turbo's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R scores higher in 0 categories and GLM-5V-Turbo in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-5V-Turbo leads 62.5 to 38.2.
- Command R is cheaper at $0.15 / $0.60 per million input/output tokens, against $1.20 / $4 for GLM-5V-Turbo.
- GLM-5V-Turbo accepts more context: 200K tokens versus 128K.
- Command R has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Command R | GLM-5V-Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Z.ai (Zhipu) |
| Noometry Index | 31.4 | 43.8 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2026-04-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | 200K |
| Max output | 4K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $1.20 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | $4 |
| Results tracked | 29 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-5V-Turbo leads
Command R: 29.3 (#306), GLM-5V-Turbo: 42.1 (#111)
| Benchmark | Command R | GLM-5V-Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1169 | 1466 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1401 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | — |
Reasoning GLM-5V-Turbo leads
Command R: 13.8 (#331), GLM-5V-Turbo: 29.7 (#89)
| Benchmark | Command R | GLM-5V-Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1164 | 1443 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 21.9% | — |
| DTBench | 46.4% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 33.3% | — |
| LMCA | 9.2% | — |
| LiveBench | 27.5% | — |
Math GLM-5V-Turbo leads
Command R: 28.0 (#246), GLM-5V-Turbo: 39.4 (#106)
| Benchmark | Command R | GLM-5V-Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1155 | 1441 |
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | — |
Knowledge GLM-5V-Turbo leads
Command R: 31.0 (#221), GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.6 (#117)
| Benchmark | Command R | GLM-5V-Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | 1452 |
| MMLU | 65.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Command R: —, GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.9 (#42)
| Benchmark | Command R | GLM-5V-Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1264 |
| LMArena Document | — | 1416 |
Multilingual GLM-5V-Turbo leads
Command R: 35.7 (#245), GLM-5V-Turbo: 53.0 (#73)
| Benchmark | Command R | GLM-5V-Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1174 | 1420 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1182 | 1488 |
| LMArena French | 1162 | 1444 |
| LMArena German | 1176 | 1423 |
| LMArena Korean | 1163 | 1396 |
| LMArena Russian | 1174 | 1431 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1151 | 1450 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1143 | — |
Instruction Following GLM-5V-Turbo leads
Command R: 58.1 (#261), GLM-5V-Turbo: 75.0 (#80)
| Benchmark | Command R | GLM-5V-Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | 1423 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | — |
Long Context GLM-5V-Turbo leads
Command R: 36.3 (#231), GLM-5V-Turbo: 44.0 (#80)
| Benchmark | Command R | GLM-5V-Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | 1438 |
Writing & Preference GLM-5V-Turbo leads
Command R: 38.2 (#254), GLM-5V-Turbo: 62.5 (#73)
| Benchmark | Command R | GLM-5V-Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1187 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | 1416 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | 1432 |
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R better than GLM-5V-Turbo?
GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index. Command R costs 7.2× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5V-Turbo's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Command R or GLM-5V-Turbo?
Command R is cheaper. It lists at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens; GLM-5V-Turbo lists at $1.20 and $4.
Is Command R or GLM-5V-Turbo better for coding?
GLM-5V-Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.1 versus 29.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GLM-5V-Turbo does, with 200K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Command R and GLM-5V-Turbo share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and GLM-5V-Turbo has 19.