GLM 4.6vsGPT-5
GLM 4.6 wins 71% of 153 blind community votes against GPT-5 on Rival.
| Spec | GLM 4.6 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Win rate | 71% | 29% |
| Input price | $0.4/M tokens | $1.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $1.75/M tokens | $10/M tokens |
| Context window | 203K tokens | 400K tokens |
| Weights | Open | Closed |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Sep 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 68.0% | 74.9% |
Our Verdict
GLM 4.6Winner
GPT-5Runner-up
Pick GLM 4.6. In 153 blind votes, GLM 4.6 wins 71% of the time. That's not luck.
GLM 4.6 wins 3 categories, Conversation by the widest margin. GLM 4.6 costs 5.7x less per token.
Clear winner
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GLM 4.6
Input
$0.40
3.1× cheaper
Output
$1.75
5.7× cheaper
GPT-5
Input
$1.25
Output
$10.00
GLM 4.6 is cheaper on both: 3.1× input, 5.7× output.
Where to run it
7 hosts, cheapest first
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
42%
GLM 4.6 uses 14.1x more emoji
GLM 4.6
GPT-5
52%Vocabulary65%
16wSentence Length13w
0.31Hedging0.20
5.1Bold0.2
3.2Lists4.6
0.14Emoji0.00
0.54Headings0.16
0.08Transitions0.03
Based on 28 + 16 text responses
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