GLM 5 Turbo is cheaper than GPT-4 at $0.96/M vs $30/M input tokens.
Playable Mario level in one HTML file. The physics is the hard part.
Which answer wins?
Three-month biohacker protocol, with dosages and biomarkers named.
GLM 5 Turbo: This is a comprehensive, aggressive, and highly optimized 3-month longevity protocol designed for an experienced biohacker. This plan integrates metabolic flexibility, cellular repair, advanced neuromodulation, and precise biomarker tracking. Disclaimer: This protocol is for informational purposes.
GPT-4: 3-Month Longevity Plan Dietary Protocols Month 1: Ketogenic Diet This diet is high in fats, moderate in protein, and low in carbohydrates. It helps in burning fat more effectively. Breakfast: 2 eggs, avocado, and mixed vegetables. Lunch: Grilled salmon with a side of asparagus. Dinner: Stir-fried chicken with broccoli.
You are the CEO. The drug has a side effect nobody reported. The board meets in 48 hours.
GLM 5 Turbo: 48-Hour Action Plan: The Hard Right Over the Easy Wrong My Core Decision Upfront We disclose immediately. Not in 6 months, not after "more data," not after the earnings call. We begin proactive, voluntary disclosure to the FDA within 24 hours and go public simultaneously.
GPT-4: Day 1: 8 AM-10 AM: Convene an emergency meeting with your core leadership team. This team includes the heads of Legal, Regulatory Affairs, Medical, Research and Development, Finance, and Communications. Brief them on the situation and ask for their initial input and strategies for managing the situation.
Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.
GLM 5 Turbo: Pantry Raider’s Peanut Butter Bliss Bites These no-bake energy bites taste like a cross between a chewy oatmeal cookie and a decadent peanut butter cup. Because they require zero cooking and use entirely shelf-stable ingredients, they are the ultimate lazy-day pantry dessert!
GPT-4: Dish Name: Hearty Baked Beans Fiesta Ingredients: 2 cans of baked beans 1 large onion 3 cloves of garlic 1 bell pepper 1 can of sweet corn 2 tablespoons of olive oil Salt & pepper to taste Instructions: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Dice the onion, bell pepper, and mince the garlic.
The transistor arrives in 1920. Trace it forward to 1980, second-order effects included.
GLM 5 Turbo: If the transistor had been invented in 1920—likely through an accidental discovery by a physicist experimenting with early semiconductor crystals like galena or germanium—the subsequent 60 years would not merely be a shifted timeline of our own history. It would represent a fundamental rewiring of the 20th century.
GPT-4: An early invention of the transistor in 1920 would have had profound implications across numerous domains, drastically altering the course of history. Technological Implications: WWII: The transistor, a fundamental component of modern electronic devices, could have advanced the technology used in WWII significantly.
A consulting contract with traps in it. Find them, then fix them.
GLM 5 Turbo: Disclaimer: I am an AI, not an attorney. The following analysis is for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. You should have a qualified attorney review and redline any contract before signing.
GPT-4: SCOPE: The lack of specificity can be used against the contractor in that the client can modify the scope of work at will without renegotiating the price. This could lead to the contractor working beyond the initially agreed upon parameters without additional pay.
A pitch deck for a brainwave keyboard. The 94% accuracy claim is doing a lot.
GLM 5 Turbo: Here is an analysis of the three weakest claims in the MindMeld AI pitch deck, along with the reasoning and concrete steps to fix them. The "Before You Think It" Claim (Slide 1) The Claim: "MindMeld AI reads your brainwaves to predict what you want to type before you think it."
GPT-4: Weak Claim 1 - Solution: While the claim that the proprietary EEG headband uses advanced ML to decode neural patterns into text with 94% accuracy is impressive, it doesn't address concerns about user comfort, ease of use, or aesthetics.
One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.
GLM 5 Turbo: Here is a simple, beginner-friendly 4-week plan designed to build foundational habits for health and longevity. Instead of overwhelming you with massive lifestyle overhauls, this plan uses progressive habit stacking—adding one small, manageable action per week across three core pillars: Nutrition, Movement, and…
GPT-4: Title: 1-Month Plan for Better Health and Longevity Week 1 - Establishing a Healthy Diet 1.1: Start Eating Whole Foods: Begin by gradually replacing processed foods in your diet with whole foods. This may include fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains.
A collaborative editor that syncs on client clocks. Find what breaks first.
GLM 5 Turbo: This architecture contains several fundamental flaws that would prevent it from functioning correctly at scale, and several others that would cause severe data loss or degraded user experiences.
GPT-4: Failure Modes: Single Point of Failure: If PostgreSQL database fails, the whole system will be unavailable. Solution: Implement a multi-master or master-slave replication for the PostgreSQL database. This will provide redundancy and high availability.
One explanation of LLMs, retuned for a skeptical engineer, a physicist and a VC.
GLM 5 Turbo: 1. The Experienced Software Engineer Think of an LLM not as a lookup table or a simple if/else autocomplete, but as a massively distributed, lossy compression algorithm running over a continuous graph.
GPT-4: Experienced Software Engineer: How does a language model like GPT produce intelligent behavior? Think of it as a highly specialized function in your code. This function has been trained on a large amount of text data, and it's main goal is to predict the next word in a sentence given the previous words.
Three-star dish, one unusual pairing, plating described in full.
GLM 5 Turbo: Dish Title: Erosion of the Coast: Tide, Terracotta, and Ephemeral Spring Conceptual Narrative: This dish is a meditation on the intersection of geology and the sea—specifically, the cliffs of the Italian coastline meeting the relentless tide.
GPT-4: Dish Name: Symphony of Scarlet Prawn and Yuzu Conceptual Narrative: This dish is a harmonious interplay of land and sea, with the sweetness of scarlet prawns, a gem of the deep sea, and the refreshing, fragrant citrus notes of yuzu fruit, a treasure from the land.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.96/M tokens | $30/M tokens |
| Output price | $3.2/M tokens | $60/M tokens |
| Context window | 203K tokens | 8K tokens |
| Weights | — | Closed |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Mar 2026 | May 2023 |
| At 10M a month | $9.60 | $300 |
Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 10 Oct 2026.
GLM 5 Turbo is developed by Z.ai while GPT-4 is developed by OpenAI. GLM 5 Turbo has a 203K token context window vs GPT-4's 8K. You can compare their actual outputs across 26 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.
It depends on your use case. GLM 5 Turbo and GPT-4 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 26 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.
GLM 5 Turbo costs $0.96/M input tokens and GPT-4 costs $30/M input tokens. GLM 5 Turbo is $29.04/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.
This page shows a side-by-side comparison of GLM 5 Turbo and GPT-4 across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.