GLM-5 Turbo
GLM-5 Turbo is worth evaluating for rag, agents, and long context when its provider route and context window match the workload.
Use it for
- Teams evaluating rag, agents, and long context
- Workloads that can use a 200k context window
- Buyers comparing 2 tracked provider routes
Do not use it for
- Vision or document-understanding workloads
Cheapest of 2 routes · OpenRouter
About
Purpose-built variant of GLM-5 optimized for agent orchestration and complex automated workflows. Features native agent-friendly training emphasizing tool use, command following, and persistent task execution. Designed for OpenClaw (Lobster Agent) workflows with ~0.67% tool-call error rate. Achieves 20% higher inference performance vs base GLM-5.
GLM-5 Turbo is an open-source model in the GLM-5 family. The structured metadata tracks a 200k-token context window, reasoning, function calling, tool use, and structured outputs. This page tracks provider routes through OpenRouter and Vercel AI Gateway, with the cheapest tracked route listed at $1.2 input and $4 output per 1M tokens. No headline benchmark score is tracked for GLM-5 Turbo yet.
Top use-case fit: coding, agents, and build tasks
RAG
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Agents
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Long context
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Provider price ladder
Compare all 2Compare API pricing across 2 providers for input and output tokens, batch, and cached reads when available.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Cache | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | $1.20 | $4.00 | - | Serverless |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $1.20 | $4.00 | read $0.240 | Serverless |
Capabilities
Benchmark peer barsfor RAG
No task-mapped benchmark peers are available for this model yet.
Migration checks
No linked migration route is available for this model yet.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of GLM-5 Turbo?
GLM-5 Turbo has a context window of 200k tokens.
How much does GLM-5 Turbo cost?
GLM-5 Turbo is available at $1.2/1M input tokens through OpenRouter.
When was GLM-5 Turbo released?
GLM-5 Turbo was released on 2026-03-01.
Which providers offer GLM-5 Turbo?
GLM-5 Turbo is available from 2 providers: OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway.
Cheapest of 2 routes · OpenRouter