Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview vs GLM-5-Turbo vs Seed 2.1 Pro
Too close to call on our weighted score (Seed 2.1 Pro 50, Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview 50, GLM-5-Turbo 38). The right pick depends on what you value most.
GoogleGemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview
50/100- ECI—
- Price$1.00 / $5.00
- Context131K
Z.ai (Zhipu)GLM-5-Turbo
38/100- ECI—
- Price$1.20 / $4.00
- Context200K
ByteDance SeedSeed 2.1 Pro
50/100- ECI—
- Price$0.891 / $4.45
- Context256K
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Seed 2.1 Pro 50/100, Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview 50/100, GLM-5-Turbo 38/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Seed 2.1 Pro on price and Seed 2.1 Pro for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceSeed 2.1 ProSeed 2.1 Pro $1.78 · GLM-5-Turbo $1.90 · Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview $2.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextSeed 2.1 ProSeed 2.1 Pro 256,000 · GLM-5-Turbo 200,000 · Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsGemini Robotics-ER 1.6 PreviewGemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview: Text, Images, Audio, Video · GLM-5-Turbo: Text · Seed 2.1 Pro: Text, Images, Video
- Self-hostingNo open weightsAll three are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview | GLM-5-Turbo | Seed 2.1 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 90 | 45 | 80 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 32 | 36 |
| Overall | 100% | 50/100 | 38/100 | 50/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 PreviewGoogle | GLM-5-TurboZ.ai (Zhipu) | Seed 2.1 ProByteDance Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $1.00 | $1.20 | $0.891 (best) |
| Output | $5.00 | $4.00 (best) | $4.45 |
| Cached input | — | $0.24 | $0.178 (best) |
| Blended (3:1) | $2.00 | $1.90 | $1.78 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Official Z.AI API | Official Volcengine Ark API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 200,000 tokens | 256,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | 131,072 tokens | 256,000 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | Yes | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Yesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · max |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | glm-5-turbo | doubao-seed-2-1-pro-260628 |
| API providers | 1 | 17 (best) | 2 |
| Released | Apr 14, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jan 2025 | — | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview$20.00
- GLM-5-Turbo$20.00
- Seed 2.1 Pro$17.81
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview, GLM-5-Turbo or Seed 2.1 Pro?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Seed 2.1 Pro 50/100, Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview 50/100, GLM-5-Turbo 38/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Seed 2.1 Pro on price and Seed 2.1 Pro for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview, GLM-5-Turbo or Seed 2.1 Pro?
Seed 2.1 Pro is cheaper at $0.891 input / $4.45 output per million tokens (official Volcengine Ark API price). GLM-5-Turbo costs $1.20 input / $4.00 output per million tokens (official Z.AI API price); Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview costs $1.00 input / $5.00 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.78 per million tokens for Seed 2.1 Pro versus $1.90 for GLM-5-Turbo (1.1× as much) and $2.00 for Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview (1.1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview has not been scored yet, GLM-5-Turbo has not been scored yet and Seed 2.1 Pro has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview, GLM-5-Turbo and Seed 2.1 Pro yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Seed 2.1 Pro has the largest context window at 256,000 tokens, against 200,000 for GLM-5-Turbo and 131,072 for Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview. Maximum output per response: Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview up to 65,536, GLM-5-Turbo up to 131,072, Seed 2.1 Pro up to 256,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview accepts text, images, audio and video; GLM-5-Turbo accepts text; Seed 2.1 Pro accepts text, images and video. Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
No. Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview, GLM-5-Turbo and Seed 2.1 Pro are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
Seed 2.1 Pro is the newest, released Jun 23, 2026. Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview came out Apr 14, 2026; GLM-5-Turbo came out Mar 16, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview Jan 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
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