GLM-5V-Turbo vs GPT-5.4 mini
Too close to call on our weighted score (GPT-5.4 mini 49, GLM-5V-Turbo 49). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Z.ai (Zhipu)GLM-5V-Turbo
49/100- ECI—
- Price$1.20 / $4.00
- Context200K
OpenAIGPT-5.4 mini
49/100- ECI148.8
- Price$0.75 / $4.50
- Context400K
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Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (GPT-5.4 mini 49/100, GLM-5V-Turbo 49/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: GPT-5.4 mini on price and GPT-5.4 mini 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 priceGPT-5.4 miniGPT-5.4 mini $1.69 · GLM-5V-Turbo $1.90 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGPT-5.4 miniGPT-5.4 mini 400,000 · GLM-5V-Turbo 200,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGLM-5V-TurboGLM-5V-Turbo: Text, Images, PDFs, Video · GPT-5.4 mini: Text, Images
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | GLM-5V-Turbo | GPT-5.4 mini |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 37 | 39 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 80 | 70 |
| Context window | 20% | 32 | 44 |
| Overall | 100% | 49/100 | 49/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
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| Specification | GLM-5V-TurboZ.ai (Zhipu) | GPT-5.4 miniOpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | 148.8 |
| ECI rank | — | #56 of 148 |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | — | 86.9% |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | — | 51.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | — | 88.9% |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | — | 29.4% |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $1.20 | $0.75 (best) |
| Output | $4.00 (best) | $4.50 |
| Cached input | $0.24 | $0.075 (best) |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.90 | $1.69 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Z.AI API | Official OpenAI API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 200,000 tokens | 400,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yeslow · medium · high · xhigh |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | glm-5v-turbo | gpt-5.4-mini |
| API providers | 14 | 29 (best) |
| Released | Apr 1, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Aug 31, 2025 |
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- GLM-5V-Turbo$20.00
- GPT-5.4 mini$16.50
Which should you choose?
Which is better: GLM-5V-Turbo or GPT-5.4 mini?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (GPT-5.4 mini 49/100, GLM-5V-Turbo 49/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: GPT-5.4 mini on price and GPT-5.4 mini 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, GLM-5V-Turbo or GPT-5.4 mini?
GPT-5.4 mini is cheaper at $0.75 input / $4.50 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). GLM-5V-Turbo costs $1.20 input / $4.00 output per million tokens (official Z.AI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.69 per million tokens for GPT-5.4 mini versus $1.90 for GLM-5V-Turbo (1.1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. GLM-5V-Turbo has not been scored yet and GPT-5.4 mini has an ECI of 148.8.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for GLM-5V-Turbo and GPT-5.4 mini yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-5.4 mini has the largest context window at 400,000 tokens, against 200,000 for GLM-5V-Turbo. Maximum output per response: GLM-5V-Turbo up to 131,072, GPT-5.4 mini up to 128,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
GLM-5V-Turbo accepts text, images, PDFs and video; GPT-5.4 mini accepts text and images. GLM-5V-Turbo handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
No. GLM-5V-Turbo and GPT-5.4 mini are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
GLM-5V-Turbo is the newest, released Apr 1, 2026. GPT-5.4 mini came out Mar 17, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: GPT-5.4 mini Aug 31, 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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