GLM 5 vs GPT-6 Astra
Head to head on 7 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.
Benchmark scores
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| GPT-6 Astra OpenAI | 2177elo | 82.8 | 97.6% | 95.8% | 54.8% | 56.5% | 89.6% | 59.3% | - | 95.0% | 98.5% | 99.9% | 41.4% | 95.9% | 91.5% | - | 91.0% | - | 74.1% | 100.0% | 42.4% | 53.5% | - | 53.3% | 37.8% | 63.4% | - | - | - | - | 60.3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48.5% | 87.9% | 96.3% | 0.84 | 72.6% | 99.0% | 46.4% | 92.7% | 85.4% | 88.0% | - | - | - | - | - | 57.9% | - | 64.6% | 65.0% | - | 74.4% |
| GLM 5 Zai | 1601elo | 70.9 | 16.4% | 87.8% | 29.3% | 46.2% | 23.4% | - | 96.7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 62.9% | - | 7.9% | - | - | - | - | 24.7% | - | - | - | 97.9 | 72.3% | 82.7% | 48395 | - | 71.2% | 73.6% | 67.9% | 55.3% | 77.5% | 83.5% | 69.1% | 65.2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 73.3 | 69.7% | 72.8% | 70.0% | 61.12 | - | 43.2% | - | - | 98.2% | 61.2% |
2 / 2 models
| Attribute | GLM 5 Zai | GPT-6 Astra OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Description | GLM-5 is an AI model from Zai, released with open weights. | OpenAI's GPT-6 flagship, launched as its best computer-use model: it drives browsers, spreadsheets and desktop applications rather than answering questions about them. Built on OpenAI's largest training run to date and the first model it designates Critical for cybersecurity capability. Rolling out from Daybreak enterprise access to ChatGPT and the API; Pro, Business and Enterprise plans also get a GPT-6 Astra Pro tier. |
| Family | Glm | GPT |
| Params | - | - |
| Open weights | open | closed |
| License | mit | - |
| Released | 11 Feb 2026 | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Context | 204,800 | 1,050,000 |
| Input $/1M | $1.00 | $10.00 |
| Output $/1M | $3.20 | $50.00 |
| Cache read $/1M | $0.200 | $1.000 |
| Cache write $/1M | - | $12.500 |
| Speed | 0 tok/s | 83 tok/s |
| Latency | 0.00 s | 235.21 s |
| Modalities | text | file, image, text |
| Providers | - | openai |
| Publisher | Zai | OpenAI |
| Reported scores | GPQA Diamond87.8% Humanity's Last Exam (HLE)29.3% (AA) IFBench72.3% (AA) SciCode46.2% (AA) τ²-bench (Tau²-bench)98.2% (AA) |
FAQ
- Is GLM 5 or GPT-6 Astra better?
- Across the 7 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, GPT-6 Astra leads on 7 of them. Which one is "better" depends on the benchmark - the table above shows every shared score.
- How do GLM 5 and GPT-6 Astra compare on GPQA Diamond?
- GLM 5 scores 87.8% and GPT-6 Astra scores 95.8% on GPQA Diamond.
- Which is cheaper, GLM 5 or GPT-6 Astra?
- GLM 5 is cheaper at $3.20 per million output tokens against $50.00 for GPT-6 Astra - about 15.6x.
- When were GLM 5 and GPT-6 Astra released?
- GLM 5 was released 11 Feb 2026 by Zai. GPT-6 Astra was released 3 Sep 2026 by OpenAI.
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