Compare/GLM-5-Turbo vs GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

GLM-5-TurbovsGPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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GLM-5-Turbo

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT
OpenAI

GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$1.25/M
Speed
206 tok/s
TTFT
2.52s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
GLM-5-Turbo
Faster (tok/s)
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
Lower Latency
GLM-5-Turbo
Benchmarks (2-5)
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGLM-5-TurboGPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0$1.25
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
GLM-5-Turbo$0.00
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)$0.33

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
GLM-5-Turbo
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
206 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
GLM-5-Turbo
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
2.52s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
46.844.4
Coding Index
36.843.9
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
84.7%81.7%
MMLU-Pro
LiveCodeBench
AIME 2025
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
25.4%26.5%
SciCode
43.6%46.9%
IFBench
73.2%75.9%
TerminalBench
33.3%42.4%
GLM-5-Turbo2 wins
5 winsGPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, GLM-5-Turbo or GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)?

GLM-5-Turbo is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.00/M tokens vs $0.46/M for GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) wins 5 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 2 for GLM-5-Turbo. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) generates tokens faster at 206 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. GLM-5-Turbo also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 2.52s).

When should I use GLM-5-Turbo vs GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)?

Choose based on your priorities: GLM-5-Turbo for lower cost, GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) for stronger benchmark performance, and GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.