GLM 5V Turbo vs Step 3.5 Flash
GLM 5V Turbo leads Step 3.5 Flash on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 23.5 to 17.0, and Step 3.5 Flash costs 13.3x less per output token ($0.30 vs $4.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 34 benchmarks have a result for both.
GLM 5V Turbo or Step 3.5 Flash: 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 GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) or Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.
- Shared results
- 34
- GLM 5V Turbo only
- 31
- Step 3.5 Flash only
- 1
- 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
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
GLM 5V Turbo
GLM 5V Turbo leads, 23.5 against 17.0.
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
Step 3.5 Flash
Step 3.5 Flash takes 262K tokens against 203K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Step 3.5 Flash
GLM 5V Turbo $0.0032, Step 3.5 Flash $0.0003 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- GLM 5V Turbo not benchmarked, Step 3.5 Flash not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Intelligence, 6.5 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- LMArena Text: creative writing: GLM 5V Turbo 1417 against Step 3.5 Flash 1357, 10.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GLM 5V Turbo $4.00 against Step 3.5 Flash $0.30 per million output tokens, 13.3x apart.
- Context window
- GLM 5V Turbo takes 203K tokens, Step 3.5 Flash 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 | Step 3.5 Flash | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 2 | 0 | 1 tie | |
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Agentic work | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 3 | 2 | ||
| Math | 2 | 0 | ||
| Knowledge | 4 | 0 | ||
| General | 17 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 30 | 3 | 1 tie |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index20
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Step 3.5 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1402 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 32.6% | 32.6% | Tie |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1466 | 1436 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1460 | 1434 | 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 32 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Step 3.5 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 23.5 | 17.0 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Step 3.5 Flash | 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% | 94.4% | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Neither model has a result on the other 32 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index32
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Step 3.5 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 80.9% | 83.1% | Step 3.5 Flash |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 17.1% | 24.5% | Step 3.5 Flash |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1443 | 1411 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1453 | 1421 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1456 | 1421 | 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 15 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Step 3.5 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: math | 1442 | 1408 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1447 | 1421 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Step 3.5 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: science | 1448 | 1415 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1433 | 1408 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1436 | 1408 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1435 | 1394 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Step 3.5 Flash | 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 | 1117 | 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 index171
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Step 3.5 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 61.1% | 66.5% | Step 3.5 Flash |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 70.3% | 63.0% | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1403 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1423 | 1385 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1417 | 1357 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Vision | 1264 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1454 | 1417 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1420 | 1385 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1491 | 1446 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: German | 1422 | 1405 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1353 | Only Step 3.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1397 | 1351 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: French | 1443 | 1421 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1452 | 1419 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1432 | 1385 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1432 | 1389 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1431 | 1404 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1438 | 1402 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1420 | 1372 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1407 | 1360 | 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 18 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Step 3.5 Flash | 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
Step 3.5 Flash costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Step 3.5 Flash costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Step 3.5 Flash 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 | StepFun Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Z.ai | StepFun |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | April 1, 2026 | January 29, 2026 |
| Context window | 203K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.20 | $0.10 |
| Output $/Mtok | $4.00 | $0.30 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GLM 5V Turbo better than Step 3.5 Flash 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 GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) or Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.
Which is cheaper, GLM 5V Turbo or Step 3.5 Flash?
GLM 5V Turbo costs $1.20 per million input tokens and $4.00 per million output tokens; Step 3.5 Flash costs $0.10 and $0.30. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, GLM 5V Turbo or Step 3.5 Flash?
Step 3.5 Flash, with 262K tokens against 203K.
How many benchmarks is the GLM 5V Turbo vs Step 3.5 Flash comparison based on?
34 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. GLM 5V Turbo's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and Step 3.5 Flash's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.