Z.AI: GLM 4 32B vs OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra
Compare Z.AI: GLM 4 32B by Zhipu AI against OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra by OpenAI, context windows of 128K vs 1.1M, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra
Z.AI: GLM 4 32BRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra has the edge — newer, bigger context window.
Z.AI: GLM 4 32B is 150x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Z.AI: GLM 4 32B
Input
$0.10
25× cheaper
Output
$0.10
150× cheaper
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra
Input
$2.50
Output
$15.00
Z.AI: GLM 4 32B is cheaper on both — 25× input, 150× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
68%
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra uses 3.2x more headings
Z.AI: GLM 4 32B
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra
53%Vocabulary57%
15wSentence Length18w
0.83Hedging0.85
5.8Bold2.8
4.6Lists4.6
0.00Emoji0.00
0.35Headings1.12
0.04Transitions0.06
Based on 17 + 27 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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