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  5. Elephant AlphavsGLM 5 Turbo
Updated Apr 2026

Elephant AlphavsGLM 5 Turbo

Elephant Alpha is cheaper than GLM 5 Turbo at $0/M vs $0.96/M input tokens.

Elephant Alpha and GLM 5 Turbo compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecElephant AlphaGLM 5 Turbo
Input priceFree$0.96/M tokens
Output priceFree$3.2/M tokens
Context window262K tokens203K tokens
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedApr 2026Mar 2026
Our Verdict
Elephant Alpha
Elephant Alpha
GLM 5 Turbo
GLM 5 TurboRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Elephant Alpha has the edge: bigger model tier.

Too close to call

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Elephant Alpha
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
GLM 5 Turbo
Input
$0.96
Output
$3.20
Where to run it

1 host

Elephant Alpha

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

GLM 5 Turbo1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Z.ai$1.20 in·$4.00 out·203k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 13 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
58%

GLM 5 Turbo uses 5.1x more transitions

Elephant Alpha
GLM 5 Turbo
54%Vocabulary54%
17wSentence Length18w
0.38Hedging0.24
4.9Bold4.0
4.7Lists3.0
0.00Emoji0.00
0.60Headings0.72
0.03Transitions0.17
Based on 27 + 23 text responses
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