Gemma 4 31B vs GLM 5V Turbo
GLM 5V Turbo leads Gemma 4 31B on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 23.5 to 14.7, and Gemma 4 31B costs 10.0x less per output token ($0.40 vs $4.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 46 benchmarks have a result for both.
Gemma 4 31B or GLM 5V Turbo: which to pick
Only Gemma 4 31B has a coding score, 39.0 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 WebDev or LMArena Text: coding, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 46
- Gemma 4 31B only
- 25
- GLM 5V Turbo only
- 19
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 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 Gemma 4 31B 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 14.7.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Gemma 4 31B has a AA Agentic Index result, 4.2.
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
Gemma 4 31B
Gemma 4 31B takes 262K tokens against 203K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Gemma 4 31B
Gemma 4 31B $0.0003, GLM 5V Turbo $0.0032 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Gemma 4 31B 39.0 from 2 benchmarks, GLM 5V Turbo not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Agentic work, 33.0 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- τ²-Bench Telecom: Gemma 4 31B 65.5% against GLM 5V Turbo 98.5%, 33.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Gemma 4 31B $0.40 against GLM 5V Turbo $4.00 per million output tokens, 10.0x apart.
- Context window
- Gemma 4 31B takes 262K 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 | Gemma 4 31B | Bars | GLM 5V Turbo | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 3 | 3 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 6 | 1 | ||
| Math | 2 | 0 | ||
| Knowledge | 3 | 1 | ||
| General | 14 | 11 | ||
| All shared boards | 28 | 18 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index33
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | GLM 5V Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench coding | 49.0% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1367 | 1402 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| AA Coding Index | 43.4 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| SciCode | 45.5% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 36.4% | 32.6% | Gemma 4 31B |
| WeirdML | 52.3% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| ALE-Bench | 925.5 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1459 | 1466 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1463 | 1460 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1359 | 1386 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1380 | 1356 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | Not measured | 1425 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| SciCode | 8.9% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | GLM 5V Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 14.7 | 23.5 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 143.0 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | GLM 5V Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 4.2 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B 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 |
| LiveBench research | 44.4% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| LiveBench browser | 4.0% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | 13.3% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 65.5% | 98.5% | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Neither model has a result on the other 28 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index61
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | GLM 5V Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench reasoning | 68.3% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 85.7% | 80.9% | Gemma 4 31B |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 23.6% | 17.1% | Gemma 4 31B |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 75.8% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1448 | 1443 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1464 | 1453 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1456 | 1456 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1283 | 1286 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: homework | 1310 | 1273 | Gemma 4 31B |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 63.5% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | GLM 5V Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | 73.3% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1463 | 1442 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1465 | 1447 | Gemma 4 31B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index31
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | GLM 5V Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| CaseLaw (Vals AI) | 52.6% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | 61.4% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | 10.4% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1457 | 1448 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1451 | 1433 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1438 | 1436 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1430 | 1435 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| FACTS Benchmark Suite | 45.3% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index9 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | 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 |
| LiveBench design | 58.4% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1411
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | GLM 5V Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench data analysis | 53.3% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | 55.0% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| IFBench | 75.6% | 61.1% | Gemma 4 31B |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 69.7% | 70.3% | GLM 5V Turbo |
| DTBench | 82.7% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| LMCA | 39.3% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 30.6% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 31B measured |
| LMArena Text | 1443 | 1437 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1433 | 1423 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1417 | 1417 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision | 1276 | 1264 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena Text: English | 1451 | 1454 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1430 | 1420 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1475 | 1491 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1422 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1397 | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1436 | 1443 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1442 | 1452 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1460 | 1432 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1433 | 1432 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1452 | 1431 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1446 | 1438 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1432 | 1420 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1405 | 1407 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1271 | 1274 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1326 | 1329 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1282 | 1270 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena Vision: humor | 1280 | 1268 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena Vision: captioning | 1218 | 1264 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: recognizing things | 1226 | 1241 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | 1285 | 1252 | Gemma 4 31B |
| LMArena Document | 1425 | 1416 | Gemma 4 31B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | 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
Gemma 4 31B costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Gemma 4 31B costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Gemma 4 31B 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 Gemma 4 31B | Z.ai GLM 5V Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Z.ai | |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | April 2, 2026 | April 1, 2026 |
| Context window | 262K | 203K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.14 | $1.20 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.40 | $4.00 |
| Coding index | 39.0 | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 2 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Gemma 4 31B better than GLM 5V Turbo for coding?
Only Gemma 4 31B has a coding score, 39.0 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 WebDev or LMArena Text: coding, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 31B or GLM 5V Turbo?
Gemma 4 31B costs $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens; GLM 5V Turbo costs $1.20 and $4.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Gemma 4 31B or GLM 5V Turbo?
Gemma 4 31B, with 262K tokens against 203K.
How many benchmarks is the Gemma 4 31B vs GLM 5V Turbo comparison based on?
46 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Gemma 4 31B's coding index rests on 2 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.