GLM 5 Turbo vs GPT-6 Astra
Verdict
- GPT-6 Astra (max) leads on quality: 70.5 vs 58.4.
- GLM 5 Turbo is stronger in instruction following, long context.
- GPT-6 Astra (max) is stronger in agents & tools, composite, knowledge, coding, human preference, maths, reasoning.
- GLM 5 Turbo is 11× cheaper ($1.90 vs $20.00 per 1M blended).
- GPT-6 Astra (max) streams 3.4× faster (60 vs 18 tokens per second).
| Metric | GLM 5 Turbo | GPT-6 Astra (max) |
|---|---|---|
| BenchLeader Index | 58.4 | 70.5 |
| Agents & tools score | 63.1 | 68.2 |
| Composite score | 62.9 | 72.9 |
| Instruction following score | 71.8 | – |
| Knowledge score | 56.6 | 80.0 |
| Long context score | 62.4 | – |
| Coding score | – | 77.3 |
| Human preference score | – | 67.9 |
| Maths score | – | 77.2 |
| Reasoning score | – | 72.7 |
| Blended price $/M | $1.90 | $20.00 |
| Output speed | 18 tok/s | 60 tok/s |
| Time to first answer | 7.9 s | 321.0 s |
| Context window | 200k | 1.1M |
| GPQA Diamond | – | 95.8% |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 | – | 93.7% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | – | 97.6% |
| OTIS Mock AIME | – | 100.0% |
| SimpleQA Verified | – | 75.6% |
| Terminal-Bench | – | 58.2% |
| SciCode | – | 56.5% |
| FrontierCode | – | 53.3% |
| LMArena Text | – | 1478 |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | – | 1495 |
| LMArena Coding | – | 1537 |
| LMArena WebDev | – | 1800 |
| LMArena Agent | – | 12.4 |
| LiveBench | – | 82.2% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | – | 92.7% |
| LiveBench Coding | – | 80.4% |
| LiveBench Agentic Coding | – | 57.3% |
| LiveBench Mathematics | – | 96.8% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | – | 83.0% |
| LiveBench Language | – | 89.4% |
| AA Intelligence Index | 26.6 | – |
| IFBench | 73.2% | – |
| AA-LCR | 71.7% | – |
| AA-Omniscience | -16.4 | – |
| Terminal-Bench Hard | 33.3% | – |
| GPQA Diamond (AA) | 84.8% | – |
| Humanity's Last Exam (AA) | 27.8% | – |
| τ²-Bench Telecom (AA) | 98.5% | – |
| IOI | – | 100.0% |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | – | 87.3% |
| Vals Index | – | 66.6 |
| ARC-AGI-1 | – | 97.5% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | – | 95.0% |
| ARC-AGI-3 | – | 98.6% |
Data as of 2026-09-13. Best configuration of each model; every score links to its source on the model pages.
GLM 5 Turbo vs GPT-6 Astra: questions
- Is GLM 5 Turbo better than GPT-6 Astra?
- GPT-6 Astra (max) leads on quality: 70.5 vs 58.4. The BenchLeader Index combines every independent quality benchmark; GPT-6 Astra (max) is ahead overall as of 2026-09-13, but check the category scores for your use.
- Is GLM 5 Turbo better than GPT-6 Astra for agentic tasks?
- GPT-6 Astra scores higher in agentic tasks (68 vs 63 on the category index, where 50 is average).
- Which is cheaper, GLM 5 Turbo or GPT-6 Astra?
- GLM 5 Turbo is cheaper: $1.90 against $20.00 per million tokens, blended at three input tokens per output token.
- Which is faster, GLM 5 Turbo or GPT-6 Astra?
- GPT-6 Astra streams faster: 60 against 18 output tokens per second.
- Which has the larger context window?
- GPT-6 Astra accepts more context: 1.1M against 200k tokens.