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Updated Sep 2026

GLM 5vsLing 3.0 Flash VL (free)

Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) is cheaper than GLM 5 at $0/M vs $0.8/M input tokens.

GLM 5 and Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) compared across 18 shared prompts
SpecGLM 5Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)
Input price$0.8/M tokensFree
Output price$2.56/M tokensFree
Context window203K tokens262K tokens
WeightsOpen—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoYes (1 provider)
ReleasedFeb 2026Sep 2026
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 18 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Beginner's Longevity Plan

Outline a simple, actionable 1-month plan for someone starting their journey towards better health and longevity. Focus on 3 key areas…

GLM 5644 words
This 1-month plan is designed to build habits slowly. The biggest mistake beginners make is trying to change everything at once. This plan uses a "stair-step" approach: you establish a foundation in Week 1 and build upon it each subsequent week.
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Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)493 words
🌱 Your 1-Month Health & Longevity Starter Plan 🥗 Key Area 1: Diet — Nourish Your Body Week 1: Add one extra serving of vegetables to your day (e.g., a handful of spinach in your morning eggs or a side salad at dinner). Week 2: Swap one sugary drink (soda, juice, sweetened coffee) per day for water or herbal tea.
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Historical Counterfactual Analysis

If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, trace the likely technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through…

GLM 51,134 words
Moving the invention of the transistor from 1947 to 1920 alters the fundamental trajectory of the 20th century. It compresses the electronic age, shifting the "Digital Revolution" from the 1980s to the 1950s. Here is a trace of the implications through 1980. I.
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Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)2,673 words
If the Transistor Had Been Invented in 1920: A Counterfactual Trajectory to 1980 Preconditions and plausibility By 1920, Karl Braun's cathode ray tube (1897) and Greenleaf Pickard's silicon crystal detector (1906) had already demonstrated semiconductor properties. Quantum theory was nascent (Planck, Bohr).
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Debug This Architecture

Here's the architecture for a real-time collaborative document editor (like Google Docs): **System Overview:** - Frontend: React SPA with…

GLM 51,005 words
This architecture contains several critical flaws that would lead to data loss, poor user experience, and system instability under load. Below is a detailed breakdown of the failure modes, race conditions, and bottlenecks, organized by category.
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Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)1,856 words
Architecture Audit: Real-Time Collaborative Document Editor Critical Issues Found: 25+ REAL-TIME COLLABORATION FAILURES Issue #1 — Last-Write-Wins Silently Destroys User Work Problem: If User A and User B both edit the same paragraph, the change with the later client timestamp wins.
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Ethical Dilemma with Stakeholders

You're the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Your best-selling drug ($2B annual revenue, used by 4 million patients for chronic pain) has…

GLM 51,226 words
This is a defining moment for the company. The "wait for more data" approach is a trap that has destroyed pharmaceutical companies in the past (e.g., Merck with Vioxx).
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Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)3,093 words
CEO 48-Hour Action Plan: Handling the Undisclosed Liver Failure Risk Guiding Philosophy Patient safety is non-negotiable and takes absolute priority over stock price, board politics, or legal convenience.
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Startup Pitch Teardown

Here's a pitch deck summary for a startup called "MindMeld AI": **Slide 1 - Vision:** "We're building the future of human-AI collaboration.…

GLM 5784 words
Based on the pitch deck summary provided, here are the three weakest claims, along with an analysis of why they fail and how to fix them. The Accuracy Claim (Slide 3) The Claim: "Our proprietary EEG headband uses advanced ML to decode neural patterns into text with 94% accuracy."
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Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)907 words
3 Weakest Claims in the MindMeld AI Pitch Deck "Partnership discussions with Apple and Samsung" (Slide 5) Why it's weak: This is a classic credibility vacuum — a claim that's designed to impress but actively damages trust with informed investors.
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Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

GLM 5214 words
Dish Name: Midnight Golden Garlic Noodles Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: Spaghetti (or Linguine) Butter (salted) Garlic (fresh cloves, minced) Soy Sauce Parmesan Cheese (grated) Black Pepper (freshly cracked) Red Chili Flakes (optional for heat) Instructions: Boil the…
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Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)234 words
✨ Midnight Stardust Pasta ✨ A silky, golden garlic butter pasta that tastes far more magical than its humble ingredients suggest. ⏱ Time Prep: 5 minutes Cook: 12 minutes Total: 17 minutes 🛒 Ingredients (7 Pantry Staples) Spaghetti (8 oz) Butter (4 tbsp) Olive oil (2 tbsp) Garlic (4 cloves, minced) Parmesan cheese (½…
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Our Verdict
GLM 5
GLM 5
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GLM 5 has the edge: bigger model tier, major provider backing.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GLM 5
Input
$0.80
Output
$2.56
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Where to run it

9 hosts, cheapest first

GLM 58 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
GGMI Cloudfp8$0.60 in·$1.92 out·203k·97.3% upSStreamLakefp8$0.60 in·$1.92 out·198k·99.7% upBaidu Qianfanfp8$0.70 in·$2.24 out·203k·99.8% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.95 in·$2.55 out·205k·99.6% upAmazon Bedrock$1.00 in·$3.20 out·203k·97.5% upNNovitafp8$1.00 in·$3.20 out·203k·100% up
2 more hostsFewer hosts
VVenicefp8$1.00 in·$3.20 out·198k·98.5% upZ.aifp8$1.00 in·$3.20 out·203k·100% up
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
NNovitabf16$0 in·$0 out·262k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 23 Sep 2026.

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GLM 5 is developed by Zhipu AI while Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) is developed by inclusionAI. GLM 5 has a 203K token context window vs Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)'s 262K. You can compare their actual outputs across 18 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. GLM 5 and Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 18 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

GLM 5 costs $0.8/M input tokens and Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) costs $0/M input tokens. Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) is $0.80/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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