Model comparison
GLM-5V-Turbo vs Qwen Max
GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5V-Turbo scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen Max in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where GLM-5V-Turbo leads 36.6 to 21.0.
- GLM-5V-Turbo is cheaper at $1.20 / $4 per million input/output tokens, against $1.60 / $6.40 for Qwen Max.
- GLM-5V-Turbo accepts more context: 200K tokens versus 33K.
Side by side
| GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 34.4 |
| Released | 2026-04-01 | 2024-04-03 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 200K | 33K |
| Max output | 131K | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.20 | $1.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4 | $6.40 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 41.8 (#105), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#288)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1467 | 1288 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1400 | — |
Reasoning GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 28.5 (#87), Qwen Max: 24.1 (#154)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1270 |
Math GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 36.6 (#109), Qwen Max: 21.0 (#272)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1440 | 1275 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 16.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |
Knowledge GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 39.9 (#113), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#222)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1451 | 1248 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.1 (#41), Qwen Max: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1264 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1416 | — |
Multilingual GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 53.2 (#69), Qwen Max: 42.0 (#197)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1420 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1488 | 1254 |
| LMArena French | 1443 | 1329 |
| LMArena German | 1422 | 1254 |
| LMArena Korean | 1399 | 1141 |
| LMArena Russian | 1432 | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1446 | 1290 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1205 |
Instruction Following GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 75.1 (#75), Qwen Max: 66.7 (#203)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1422 | 1262 |
Long Context GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 44.0 (#76), Qwen Max: 39.4 (#175)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1439 | 1289 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
Writing & Preference GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 62.6 (#69), Qwen Max: 48.0 (#200)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1414 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1432 | 1277 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-5V-Turbo better than Qwen Max?
GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, GLM-5V-Turbo or Qwen Max?
GLM-5V-Turbo is cheaper. It lists at $1.20 per million input tokens and $4 per million output tokens; Qwen Max lists at $1.60 and $6.40.
Is GLM-5V-Turbo or Qwen Max better for coding?
GLM-5V-Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.8 versus 30.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GLM-5V-Turbo does, with 200K tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks do GLM-5V-Turbo and Qwen Max share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5V-Turbo has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.