GLM 5V Turbo vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B
GLM 5V Turbo leads Qwen3.5 397B A17B on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 23.5 to 21.4, and Qwen3.5 397B A17B costs 1.7x less per output token ($2.34 vs $4.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 54 benchmarks have a result for both.
GLM 5V Turbo or Qwen3.5 397B A17B: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick GLM 5V Turbo for work measured by Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) or LMArena Text: software and IT, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 54
- GLM 5V Turbo only
- 11
- Qwen3.5 397B A17B only
- 12
- Like-for-like categories
- 8 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
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
GLM 5V Turbo
GLM 5V Turbo leads, 23.5 against 21.4.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
GLM 5V Turbo
GLM 5V Turbo leads, 1230 against 1190.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Qwen3.5 397B A17B takes 262K tokens against 203K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
GLM 5V Turbo $0.0032, Qwen3.5 397B A17B $0.0016 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- GLM 5V Turbo not benchmarked, Qwen3.5 397B A17B not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Web design, 5.4 points apart on average over 7 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- IFBench: GLM 5V Turbo 61.1% against Qwen3.5 397B A17B 78.8%, 17.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GLM 5V Turbo $4.00 against Qwen3.5 397B A17B $2.34 per million output tokens, 1.7x apart.
- Context window
- GLM 5V Turbo takes 203K tokens, Qwen3.5 397B A17B 262K.
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 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 2 | 4 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Agentic work | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 2 | 5 | ||
| Math | 0 | 2 | ||
| Knowledge | 0 | 4 | ||
| Web design | 7 | 0 | ||
| General | 12 | 14 | ||
| All shared boards | 25 | 29 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index24
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Qwen3.5 397B A17B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1402 | 1400 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| SciCode | Not measured | 44.8% | Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 32.6% | 40.9% | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 621.9 | Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1466 | 1464 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1460 | 1463 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1386 | 1388 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1356 | 1410 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | 1425 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 34 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Qwen3.5 397B A17B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 23.5 | 21.4 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 146.8 | Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Qwen3.5 397B A17B | 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 | 1060 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: PowerPoint slides | 1126 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 98.5% | 95.6% | GLM 5V Turbo |
| APEX-Agents | Not measured | 24.9% | Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 32 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index25
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Qwen3.5 397B A17B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 80.9% | 89.3% | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 17.1% | 29.0% | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 86.4% | Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | Not measured | 18.0% | Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1443 | 1448 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1453 | 1462 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1456 | 1450 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1286 | 1277 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: homework | 1273 | 1292 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Qwen3.5 397B A17B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 88.9% | Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | Not measured | 31.2% | Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1442 | 1453 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1447 | 1454 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| MathArena | Not measured | 19.2% | Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Qwen3.5 397B A17B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: science | 1448 | 1457 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1433 | 1455 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1436 | 1441 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1435 | 1435 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index70
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Qwen3.5 397B A17B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1230 | 1190 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1210 | 1161 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1218 | 1140 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1202 | 1175 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1208 | 1160 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1227 | 1179 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1150 | 1139 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1116 | 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 index1214
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Qwen3.5 397B A17B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 61.1% | 78.8% | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 70.3% | 77.3% | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| DTBench | Not measured | 87.5% | Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 37.9% | Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured |
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1437 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1423 | 1424 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1417 | 1402 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision | 1264 | 1262 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: English | 1454 | 1443 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1420 | 1430 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1491 | 1498 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena Text: German | 1422 | 1445 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1429 | Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1397 | 1384 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: French | 1443 | 1462 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1452 | 1441 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1432 | 1430 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1432 | 1447 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1431 | 1446 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1438 | 1441 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1420 | 1415 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1407 | 1399 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1274 | 1268 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1329 | 1314 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1270 | 1271 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena Vision: humor | 1268 | 1262 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: captioning | 1264 | 1230 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision: recognizing things | 1241 | 1265 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | 1252 | 1260 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| LMArena Document | 1416 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Qwen3.5 397B A17B | 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
Qwen3.5 397B A17B costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3.5 397B A17B costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3.5 397B A17B 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 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Z.ai | Qwen |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | April 1, 2026 | February 16, 2026 |
| Context window | 203K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.20 | $0.39 |
| Output $/Mtok | $4.00 | $2.34 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GLM 5V Turbo better than Qwen3.5 397B A17B for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick GLM 5V Turbo for work measured by Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) or LMArena Text: software and IT, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, GLM 5V Turbo or Qwen3.5 397B A17B?
GLM 5V Turbo costs $1.20 per million input tokens and $4.00 per million output tokens; Qwen3.5 397B A17B costs $0.39 and $2.34. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, GLM 5V Turbo or Qwen3.5 397B A17B?
Qwen3.5 397B A17B, with 262K tokens against 203K.
How many benchmarks is the GLM 5V Turbo vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B comparison based on?
54 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. GLM 5V Turbo's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and Qwen3.5 397B A17B's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.