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Claude Opus 4.6 vs GLM 5 (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: Claude Opus 4.6 vs. GLM 5
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Overview

Claude Opus 4.6 was released 7 days before GLM 5.
Claude Opus 4.6Claude Opus 4.6
GLM 5GLM 5
Model Provider
The organization behind this AI's development
Anthropic logoAnthropic
Z.AI logoZ.AI
Input Context Window
Maximum input tokens this model can process at once
1M
tokens
202.8K
tokens
Output Token Limit
Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once
128K
tokens
131.1K
tokens
Release Date
When this model first became publicly available
February 4th, 2026
February 11th, 2026

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities
Claude Opus 4.6
GLM 5
Input Types
Supported input formats
📝Text🖼️Image
📝Text
Output Types
Supported output formats
📝Text
📝Text
Tokenizer
Text encoding system
ClaudeOther
Key Features
Advanced capabilities
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Open Source
Model availability
ProprietaryAvailable on HuggingFace →

Pricing

Claude Opus 4.6 is roughly 6.3x more expensive compared to GLM 5 for input tokens and roughly 9.8x more expensive for output tokens.
Claude Opus 4.6Claude Opus 4.6
GLM 5GLM 5
Input Token Cost
Cost per million input tokens
$5.00
per million tokens
$0.80
per million tokens
Output Token Cost
Cost per million outut tokens
$25.00
per million tokens
$2.56
per million tokens

Benchmarks

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Claude Opus 4.6Claude Opus 4.6
GLM 5GLM 5
MMLU
Measures knowledge across 57 subjects like law, math, history, and science
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.
MMMU
Measures understanding of combined text and images across various domains
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.
HellaSwag
Measures common sense reasoning by having models complete sentences about everyday situations
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.

At a Glance

Quick overview of what makes Claude Opus 4.6 and GLM 5 unique.
Anthropic logoClaude Opus 4.6 by Anthropic understands both text and images, can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 1M token context window. Premium pricing at $5.00/M input and $25.00/M output tokens. Includes built-in content moderation for safer outputs. Released February 4th, 2026.
Z.AI logoGLM 5 by Z.AI can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 202.8K token context window. Reasonably priced at $0.80/M input and $2.56/M output tokens. Released February 11th, 2026.

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