GLM 5V Turbo vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
Updated October 21, 2026. 25 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
GLM 5V Turbo and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct are level for coding, 28.8 against 30.5 on the Vibe Coding Index, so price and context decide.
Pick GLM 5V Turbo when the context window is larger, 203K against 33K tokens, or when what matters is LMArena Text: coding or LMArena Text: software and IT, where it leads. Pick Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct when output tokens cost 4.0x less.
- Shared results
- 25
- GLM 5V Turbo only
- 40
- Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct only
- 10
- Like-for-like categories
- 6 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
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, four public coding benchmarks
No call
Level: 28.8 against 30.5, inside 2 points.
1 and 2 benchmarks behind the scores
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
GLM 5V Turbo
GLM 5V Turbo leads, 23.5 against 6.7.
Same board, both measured
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
GLM 5V Turbo
GLM 5V Turbo takes 203K tokens against 33K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
GLM 5V Turbo $0.0032, Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct $0.0012 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- GLM 5V Turbo 28.8 from 1 benchmark, Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct 30.5 from 2 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- General, 36.8 points apart on average over 11 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- LMArena Text: Chinese: GLM 5V Turbo 1491 against Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct 1222, 44.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GLM 5V Turbo $4.00 against Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct $1.00 per million output tokens, 4.0x apart.
- Context window
- GLM 5V Turbo takes 203K tokens, Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct 33K.
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 | GLM 5V Turbo | Bars | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 2 | 0 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 5 | 0 | ||
| Math | 2 | 0 | ||
| Knowledge | 4 | 0 | ||
| General | 11 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 25 | 0 |
CodingLike-for-likeFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index20
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider polyglot | Not measured | 16.4% | Only Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct measured |
| SWE-bench Verified | Not measured | 47.0% | Only Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1402 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 29.5% | Only Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 32.6% | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1466 | 1276 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1460 | 1261 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1386 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1356 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | 1425 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 28 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 23.5 | 6.7 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 119.5 | Only Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index9 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | 1124 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | 1149 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | 1134 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Android apps | 1267 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Godot games | 957 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: agents building games | 1102 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: HTML slides | 1120 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: PowerPoint slides | 1152 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 98.5% | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index50
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 80.9% | 41.7% | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 17.1% | 3.5% | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1443 | 1251 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1453 | 1221 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1456 | 1269 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1286 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | 1273 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSM8K | Not measured | 93.0% | Only Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1442 | 1251 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1447 | 1243 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 63.5% | Only Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct measured |
| MMLU | Not measured | 79.1% | Only Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct measured |
| AI2 Reasoning Challenge | Not measured | 70.5% | Only Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1448 | 1221 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1433 | 1187 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1436 | 1257 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1435 | 1224 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1230 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1213 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1219 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1202 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1209 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1228 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1151 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1118 | Not measured | 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 index110
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 61.1% | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 70.3% | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| HellaSwag | Not measured | 83.0% | Only Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct measured |
| WinoGrande | Not measured | 80.8% | Only Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct measured |
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1230 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1423 | 1223 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1417 | 1174 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision | 1264 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1454 | 1248 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1420 | 1205 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1491 | 1222 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: German | 1422 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1397 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1443 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1452 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1432 | 1228 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1432 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1431 | 1222 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1438 | 1251 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1420 | 1191 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1407 | 1150 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1274 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1329 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1270 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | 1268 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision: captioning | 1264 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision: recognizing things | 1241 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | 1252 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Document | 1416 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct | 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
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct 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 | Z.ai GLM 5V Turbo | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Z.ai | Qwen |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | April 1, 2026 | November 11, 2024 |
| Context window | 203K | 33K |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.20 | $0.66 |
| Output $/Mtok | $4.00 | $1.00 |
| Coding index | 28.8 | 30.5 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 2 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GLM 5V Turbo better than Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct for coding?
GLM 5V Turbo and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct are level for coding, 28.8 against 30.5 on the Vibe Coding Index, so price and context decide. Pick GLM 5V Turbo when the context window is larger, 203K against 33K tokens, or when what matters is LMArena Text: coding or LMArena Text: software and IT, where it leads. Pick Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct when output tokens cost 4.0x less.
Which is cheaper, GLM 5V Turbo or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?
GLM 5V Turbo costs $1.20 per million input tokens and $4.00 per million output tokens; Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct costs $0.66 and $1.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, GLM 5V Turbo or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?
GLM 5V Turbo, with 203K tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks is the GLM 5V Turbo vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct comparison based on?
25 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. GLM 5V Turbo's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct's on 2. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.