# GLM-5V-Turbo vs Phi-4 Mini

> GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 14× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5V-Turbo's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5v-turbo-vs-phi-4-mini
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in knowledge, where GLM-5V-Turbo leads 40.6 to 25.3.
- Phi-4 Mini is cheaper at $0.075 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $1.20 / $4 for GLM-5V-Turbo.
- GLM-5V-Turbo accepts more context: 200K tokens versus 128K.
- Phi-4 Mini has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-5V-Turbo | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 30.9 |
| Rank | 84 | 283 |
| Context | 200K | 128K |
| Input $/M | $1.20 | $0.075 |
| Output $/M | $4 | $0.30 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 42.1 (#111)
- Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1401 | — |
| SciCode | — | 10.8% |
| LMArena Coding | 1466 | — |

## Reasoning

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 29.7 (#89)
- Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | — |

## Math

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 39.4 (#106)
- Phi-4 Mini: —

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1441 | — |

## Knowledge

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.6 (#117)
- Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1452 | — |

## Multimodal

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.9 (#42)
- Phi-4 Mini: —

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1264 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1416 | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 53.0 (#73)
- Phi-4 Mini: —

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1420 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1488 | — |
| LMArena French | 1444 | — |
| LMArena German | 1423 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1396 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1431 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1450 | — |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 75.0 (#80)
- Phi-4 Mini: —

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1423 | — |

## Long Context

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 44.0 (#80)
- Phi-4 Mini: —

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1438 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 62.5 (#73)
- Phi-4 Mini: —

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1416 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1432 | — |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-5V-Turbo better than Phi-4 Mini?

GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 14× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5V-Turbo's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

### Which is cheaper, GLM-5V-Turbo or Phi-4 Mini?

Phi-4 Mini is cheaper. It lists at $0.075 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; GLM-5V-Turbo lists at $1.20 and $4.

### Is GLM-5V-Turbo or Phi-4 Mini better for coding?

GLM-5V-Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.1 versus 28.1 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

GLM-5V-Turbo does, with 200K tokens against 128K.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-5V-Turbo and Phi-4 Mini share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5V-Turbo has 19 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.