# GLM-5V-Turbo vs Step 3

> GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 40.5 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5v-turbo-vs-step-3
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## Summary

- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5V-Turbo scores higher in 9 categories and Step 3 in 0 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-5V-Turbo leads 62.5 to 54.3.
- Step 3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 40.5 |
| Rank | 84 | 149 |
| Context | 200K | — |
| Input $/M | $1.20 | — |
| Output $/M | $4 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 42.1 (#111)
- Step 3: 40.1 (#147)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1466 | 1367 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1401 | — |

## Reasoning

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 29.7 (#89)
- Step 3: 28.4 (#105)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1355 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 62.3% |

## Math

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 39.4 (#106)
- Step 3: 37.6 (#148)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1441 | 1366 |

## Knowledge

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.6 (#117)
- Step 3: 36.8 (#164)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1452 | 1333 |

## Multimodal

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.9 (#42)
- Step 3: 35.5 (#86)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1264 | 1177 |
| LMArena Document | 1416 | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 53.0 (#73)
- Step 3: 46.3 (#159)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1420 | 1327 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1488 | 1397 |
| LMArena German | 1423 | 1371 |
| LMArena Korean | 1396 | 1269 |
| LMArena Russian | 1431 | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1450 | 1371 |
| LMArena French | 1444 | — |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 75.0 (#80)
- Step 3: 70.4 (#164)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1423 | 1332 |

## Long Context

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 44.0 (#80)
- Step 3: 40.3 (#157)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1438 | 1326 |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-5V-Turbo: 62.5 (#73)
- Step 3: 54.3 (#151)

| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1350 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1416 | 1321 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1432 | 1341 |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-5V-Turbo better than Step 3?

GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 40.5 on the Noometry Index.

### Is GLM-5V-Turbo or Step 3 better for coding?

GLM-5V-Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.1 versus 40.1 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-5V-Turbo and Step 3 share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5V-Turbo has 19 scored results on Noometry and Step 3 has 17.