GLM 5 vs Grok 4.5
Compare GLM 5 by Zhipu AI against Grok 4.5 by xAI, context windows of 203K vs 500K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GLM 5
Grok 4.5
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GLM 5
Input
$0.80
2.5× cheaper
Output
$2.56
2.3× cheaper
Grok 4.5
Input
$2.00
Output
$6.00
GLM 5 is cheaper on both — 2.5× input, 2.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
41%
Grok 4.5 uses 9.0x more emoji
GLM 5
Grok 4.5
54%Vocabulary61%
17wSentence Length16w
0.37Hedging0.23
6.3Bold2.5
4.7Lists2.4
0.00Emoji0.09
0.60Headings0.48
0.18Transitions0.06
Based on 22 + 27 text responses
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