Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) vs Z.ai: GLM 5
Compare Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) by Anthropic against Z.ai: GLM 5 by Zhipu AI, context windows of 200K vs 203K, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated June 2026.
Which is better, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) or Z.ai: GLM 5?
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Z.ai: GLM 5 are both competitive models. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $0.8/M for Z.ai: GLM 5. Context windows: 200K vs 203K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Z.ai: GLM 5
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) is made by anthropic while Z.ai: GLM 5 is from zhipu. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) has a 200K token context window compared to Z.ai: GLM 5's 203K. On pricing, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $0.8/M for Z.ai: GLM 5.
No community votes yet. On paper, Z.ai: GLM 5 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer.
Z.ai: GLM 5 is 5.9x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Cost per 1M tokens
Z.ai: GLM 5 is cheaper on both — 3.8× input, 5.9× output
Style Comparison
Z.ai: GLM 5 uses 18.9x more bold
