# GLM-5V-Turbo vs Qwen Max

> GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5v-turbo-vs-qwen-max
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## 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 39.4 to 22.3.
- 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.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 34.7 |
| Rank | 84 | 230 |
| Context | 200K | 33K |
| Input $/M | $1.20 | $1.60 |
| Output $/M | $4 | $6.40 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 42.1 (#111)
- Qwen Max: 30.7 (#292)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1466 | 1288 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1401 | — |

## Reasoning

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 29.7 (#89)
- Qwen Max: 25.1 (#151)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1269 |

## Math

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 39.4 (#106)
- Qwen Max: 22.3 (#276)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1441 | 1275 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 16.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |

## Knowledge

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.6 (#117)
- Qwen Max: 30.3 (#228)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1452 | 1248 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |

## Multimodal

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.9 (#42)
- Qwen Max: —

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1264 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1416 | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 53.0 (#73)
- Qwen Max: 41.8 (#202)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1420 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1488 | 1254 |
| LMArena French | 1444 | 1330 |
| LMArena German | 1423 | 1254 |
| LMArena Korean | 1396 | 1142 |
| LMArena Russian | 1431 | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1450 | 1290 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1205 |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 75.0 (#80)
- Qwen Max: 66.5 (#208)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1423 | 1262 |

## Long Context

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 44.0 (#80)
- Qwen Max: 39.4 (#180)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1438 | 1288 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 62.5 (#73)
- Qwen Max: 47.8 (#205)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1416 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1432 | 1277 |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-5V-Turbo better than Qwen Max?

GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 34.7 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: 42.1 versus 30.7 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.