Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

FLUX.1 [dev] vs Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo benchmark

Name: FLUX.1 [dev] vs Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Comparing verified benchmark accuracy, speed, and token pricing between FLUX.1 [dev] and Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Share Analysis:

Black Forest Labs

FLUX.1 [dev]

Open-weights non-commercial base model with 12B parameters, serving as the foundation for the open-source fine-tuning ecosystem.

Open Dev 12BImg Elo 1,180$30/1k imgs

Zhipu

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (z-ai/glm-5v-turbo). Preview until a second source matches.

Img Elo 1,475

FLUX.1 Series Family & Variants (3)

Speed, cost, and intelligence tradeoffs across the Black Forest Labs lineup

vs Base Model

FLUX.1.1 [pro]

Black Forest Labs

Base Model

Img Elo1210

Latency3.2s

$/1k$50/1k

Prompt %89%

View specs →vs this

FLUX.1 [dev]

Black Forest Labs

Open Dev 12B

Img Elo1180

Latency4.0s

$/1k$30/1k

Prompt %87.5%

-30 Elo-40% price

Selected

FLUX.1 [schnell]

Black Forest Labs

Schnell 4-Step

Img Elo1142

Latency1.2s

$/1k$15/1k

Prompt %84%

-68 Elo-70% price

View specs →vs this

Top Rival Showdowns for FLUX.1 [dev]

All Matchups

Compare vs:vs GPT Image 2 (High)vs Reve 2.1 vs Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)vs Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)vs Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro

Image Quality Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Generation Speed Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar Leader

No shared data

Unpriced

Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

FLUX.1 [dev] (5)vsZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (0)

FLUX.1 [dev]: 5W (100%)Overall: FLUX.1 [dev]Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo: 0W (0%)

← FLUX.1 [dev]Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo →

FLUX.1 [dev] (3/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Image Elo

1,180vs—

Prompt adherence

87.5%vs—

Text rendering

86%vs—

FLUX.1 [dev]: 3WZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo: 0W

FLUX.1 [dev] (1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Generation time

4svs—

FLUX.1 [dev]: 1WZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo: 0W

FLUX.1 [dev] (1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Price per 1k images

$30/1kvs—

FLUX.1 [dev]: 1WZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Image Elo

FLUX.1 [dev]1,180

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo—

Generation time

FLUX.1 [dev]4s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo—

Price per 1k images

FLUX.1 [dev]$30/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo—

Prompt adherence

FLUX.1 [dev]87.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo—

Text rendering

FLUX.1 [dev]86%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo—

Benchmark	FLUX.1 [dev]	Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,180 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Generation time	4s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Price per 1k images	$30/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Prompt adherence	87.5% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Text rendering	86% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—

Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 100% with Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

FLUX.1 [dev]$750.00 / mo

Rate: $30/1k

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo$0.00 / mo

Rate: $0/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo is estimated to save $750.00/month ($9,000/year).

Based on 25k images generated

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

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Black Forest Labs

FLUX.1 [dev]

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost—

Zhipu

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo

Elo 1,475

LiveBench63.8%

SWE-bench65.2%

Speed112 tok/s

Output cost$4/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, FLUX.1 [dev] or Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, FLUX.1 [dev] or Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: List prices are missing for at least one model.
Which is faster, FLUX.1 [dev] or Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Context window is missing for at least one model.
Can I self-host either model?: FLUX.1 [dev] is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. FLUX.1 [dev] and Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Similar Head-to-Head Comparisons

All FLUX.1 [dev] matchups →|All Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo matchups →

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Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Image Elo

FLUX.1 [dev]1,180

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo—

Generation time

FLUX.1 [dev]4s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo—

Price per 1k images

FLUX.1 [dev]$30/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo—

Prompt adherence

FLUX.1 [dev]87.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo—

Text rendering

FLUX.1 [dev]86%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo—

Benchmark

FLUX.1 [dev]

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo

Advantage Delta

Image Elo

1,180

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

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Generation time

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

—

Price per 1k images

$30/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

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Prompt adherence

87.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

—

Text rendering

86%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

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Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, FLUX.1 [dev] or Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, FLUX.1 [dev] or Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

List prices are missing for at least one model.

Which is faster, FLUX.1 [dev] or Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Context window is missing for at least one model.

Can I self-host either model?

FLUX.1 [dev] is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. FLUX.1 [dev] and Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.