GLM-4.5 vs GPT-5 Medium: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | GLM-4.5 | GPT-5 Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Zhipu AI | OpenAI |
| Release Date | July 27, 2025 | August 6, 2025 |
| Parameters | 355B | — |
| Multimodal | No | Yes |
| Context (input) | 131K | 400K |
| Context (output) | 98K | 64K |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.60 | $0.75 |
| Output Price / 1M | $2.20 | $3.00 |
| Average Score | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Visual Benchmark Comparison
GLM-4.5
GPT-5 Medium
GPQA0.8 vs 0.9
0.8
0.9
Verdict
Both models show equal results — the choice depends on your specific use case.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: GLM-4.5 — 0.8, GPT-5 Medium — 0.9.
API Cost
GLM-4.5 is 1.3x cheaper: input $0.60/1M vs $0.75/1M tokens.
Context Window
GPT-5 Medium supports a larger context: 400K vs 131K tokens.
Recency
Both models were released around the same time: 7/27/2025 and 8/6/2025.
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