Z.AI: GLM 4 32B vs Z.ai: GLM 5
Compare Z.AI: GLM 4 32B and Z.ai: GLM 5, both from Zhipu AI, context windows of 128K vs 203K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Z.ai: GLM 5
Z.AI: GLM 4 32BRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Z.ai: GLM 5 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Z.AI: GLM 4 32B is 26x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Slight edge
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Z.AI: GLM 4 32B
Input
$0.10
8.0× cheaper
Output
$0.10
26× cheaper
Z.ai: GLM 5
Input
$0.80
Output
$2.56
Z.AI: GLM 4 32B is cheaper on both — 8.0× input, 26× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
56%
Z.ai: GLM 5 uses 4.3x more transitions
Z.AI: GLM 4 32B
Z.ai: GLM 5
53%Vocabulary54%
15wSentence Length17w
0.83Hedging0.37
5.8Bold6.3
4.6Lists4.7
0.00Emoji0.00
0.35Headings0.60
0.04Transitions0.18
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