Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs GLM 5V Turbo
GLM 5V Turbo leads Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 23.5 to 22.2, and Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs 1.6x less per output token ($2.50 vs $4.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 42 benchmarks have a result for both.
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or GLM 5V Turbo: which to pick
Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has a coding score, 49.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; GLM 5V Turbo has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick GLM 5V Turbo for work measured by LMArena Text: coding or LMArena Text: software and IT, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 42
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite only
- 43
- GLM 5V Turbo only
- 23
- Like-for-like categories
- 6 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
GLM 5V Turbo
GLM 5V Turbo leads, 23.5 against 22.2.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has a AA Agentic Index result, 14.3.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has a GPQA Diamond result, 83.8%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has a MMLU Pro result, 85.8%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only GLM 5V Turbo has a Design Arena: websites result, 1230.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite takes 1.05M tokens against 203K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite $0.0015, GLM 5V Turbo $0.0032 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has the number, $0.41.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 49.0 from 3 benchmarks, GLM 5V Turbo not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Coding, 3.2 points apart on average over 5 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Long context reasoning (AA-LCR): Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 76.0% against GLM 5V Turbo 70.3%, 5.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite $2.50 against GLM 5V Turbo $4.00 per million output tokens, 1.6x apart.
- Context window
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite takes 1.05M tokens, GLM 5V Turbo 203K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Bars | GLM 5V Turbo | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 3 | 2 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 3 | 4 | ||
| Math | 0 | 2 | ||
| Knowledge | 2 | 2 | ||
| General | 15 | 8 | ||
| All shared boards | 23 | 19 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index32
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | GLM 5V Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1435 | 1402 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| AA Coding Index | 49.3 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 79.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 75.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 37.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 6.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | 0.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | 50.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | 59.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| SciCode | 41.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 32.6% | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| WeirdML | 39.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| ALE-Bench | 765.3 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1453 | 1466 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1451 | 1460 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1408 | 1386 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1356 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | 1448 | 1425 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| SciCode | 6.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | GLM 5V Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 22.2 | 23.5 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 144.9 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index15 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | GLM 5V Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 14.3 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | Not measured | 1124 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | Not measured | 1149 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | Not measured | 1134 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Android apps | Not measured | 1267 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Godot games | Not measured | 957 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: agents building games | Not measured | 1102 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: HTML slides | Not measured | 1070 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: PowerPoint slides | Not measured | 1127 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 47.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 7.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 13.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 43.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 98.5% | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| APEX-Agents | 29.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index34
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | GLM 5V Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | 83.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 83.8% | 80.9% | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 18.8% | 17.1% | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 83.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| ARC-AGI | 53.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 10.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Chess puzzles | 21.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | 19.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1441 | 1443 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1434 | 1453 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1440 | 1456 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1284 | 1286 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: homework | 1291 | 1273 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | GLM 5V Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | 71.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | 26.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | 0.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| ProofBench | 13.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1434 | 1442 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1433 | 1447 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index22
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | GLM 5V Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 85.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 84.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 60.7% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 72.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | 68.7% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 43.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1451 | 1448 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1438 | 1433 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1431 | 1436 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1423 | 1435 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| FACTS Benchmark Suite | 53.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | GLM 5V Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1230 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1210 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1218 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1202 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1208 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1228 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | Not measured | 1151 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | Not measured | 1117 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index158
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | GLM 5V Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | 51.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | 47.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 70.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| IFBench | Not measured | 61.1% | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 76.0% | 70.3% | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| DTBench | 83.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMCA | 37.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text | 1435 | 1437 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1419 | 1423 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1421 | 1417 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| LMArena Vision | 1269 | 1264 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| LMArena Text: English | 1438 | 1454 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1427 | 1420 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1468 | 1491 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: German | 1454 | 1422 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1426 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1407 | 1397 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| LMArena Text: French | 1451 | 1443 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1441 | 1452 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1443 | 1432 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1437 | 1432 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1445 | 1431 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1435 | 1438 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1428 | 1420 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1414 | 1407 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1269 | 1274 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1311 | 1329 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1280 | 1270 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| LMArena Vision: humor | 1287 | 1268 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| LMArena Vision: captioning | Not measured | 1264 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision: recognizing things | Not measured | 1241 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | 1260 | 1252 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
| LMArena Document | Not measured | 1416 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | GLM 5V Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Google Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Z.ai GLM 5V Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Z.ai | |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | July 21, 2026 | April 1, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 203K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.30 | $1.20 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.50 | $4.00 |
| Coding index | 49.0 | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 3 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.41 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than GLM 5V Turbo for coding?
Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has a coding score, 49.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; GLM 5V Turbo has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick GLM 5V Turbo for work measured by LMArena Text: coding or LMArena Text: software and IT, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or GLM 5V Turbo?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; GLM 5V Turbo costs $1.20 and $4.00. Cost per solved task is known for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite only.
Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or GLM 5V Turbo?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite, with 1.05M tokens against 203K.
How many benchmarks is the Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs GLM 5V Turbo comparison based on?
42 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite's coding index rests on 3 independent benchmarks and GLM 5V Turbo's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.