GLM 5 Turbo is cheaper than Claude Opus 4.1 at $0.96/M vs $15/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Opus 4.1 | GLM 5 Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $15/M tokens | $0.96/M tokens |
| Output price | $75/M tokens | $3.2/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 203K tokens |
| Weights | Closed | — |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Aug 2025 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 4.1 has the edge: bigger model tier, major provider backing.
GLM 5 Turbo costs 23x less per token.
GLM 5 Turbo is cheaper on both: 16× input, 23× output.
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.
Claude Opus 4.1 uses 80.8x more emoji