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  3. Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air vs GPT-4 Turbo

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

Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air vs GPT-4 Turbo benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air is more budget-friendly at $0.85/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Both Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air and GPT-4 Turbo present distinct architectural strengths. Compare the verified benchmark matrix below to choose the model tailored to your specific application requirements.
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Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (z-ai/glm-4.5-air). Preview until a second source matches.

$0.85/1M out
OpenAI
GPT-4 Turbo

GPT-4 Turbo 128k. Historical flagship for gpt-4 turbo vs gpt-4o / gpt-5.

Elo 1,255$30/1M out
Top Rival Showdowns for Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air
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Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference Leader

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Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar Leader

Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air

$0.85 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Capability Matchup Radar

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.

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Percentile 0–100
Dimensional AdvantageGPT-4 Turbo 4/6
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

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

Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air (3)vsGPT-4 Turbo (6)
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air: 3W (33%)Overall: GPT-4 TurboGPT-4 Turbo: 6W (67%)
← Z.ai: GLM 4.5 AirGPT-4 Turbo →
GPT-4 Turbo (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo
—vs1,255
Coding Elo
—vs—
SWE-bench
—vs33.2%
LiveBench
—vs47%
GPQA Diamond
—vs48%
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air: 0WGPT-4 Turbo: 4W
GPT-4 Turbo (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed
—vs55 tok/s
Time to first token
—vs350 ms
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air: 0WGPT-4 Turbo: 2W
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price
$0.85/1Mvs$30/1M
Input price
$0.13/1Mvs$10/1M
Context window
131kvs128k
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air: 3WGPT-4 Turbo: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air—
GPT-4 Turbo1,255
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
LiveBench
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air—
GPT-4 Turbo47%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
SWE-bench
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air—
GPT-4 Turbo33.2%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
GPQA Diamond
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air—
GPT-4 Turbo48%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Time to first token
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air—
GPT-4 Turbo350 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output speed
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air—
GPT-4 Turbo55 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Input priceZ.ai: GLM 4.5 Air (+$9.87/1M)
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air$0.13/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
GPT-4 Turbo$10/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Output priceZ.ai: GLM 4.5 Air (+$29.15/1M)
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air$0.85/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
GPT-4 Turbo$30/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Context windowZ.ai: GLM 4.5 Air (+3k)
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air131k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
GPT-4 Turbo128k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
BenchmarkZ.ai: GLM 4.5 AirGPT-4 TurboAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo—
1,255
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
—
LiveBench—
47%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
—
SWE-bench—
33.2%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
—
GPQA Diamond—
48%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
Time to first token—
350 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
Output speed—
55 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
Input price
$0.13/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$10/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air (+$9.87/1M)
Output price
$0.85/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$30/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air (+$29.15/1M)
Context window
131k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
128k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air (+3k)
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 98% with Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air$17.30 / mo
In: $4.55Out: $12.75
GPT-4 Turbo$800.00 / mo
In: $350Out: $450
Estimated Cost Delta

Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air is estimated to save $782.70/month ($9,392/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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    Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air:Pick Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatZ.ai: GLM 4.5 Air

Lower output list price ($0.85/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGZ.ai: GLM 4.5 Air

Larger window (131k).

Screenshots / visionGPT-4 Turbo

GPT-4 Turbo is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatZ.ai: GLM 4.5 AirLower output list price ($0.85/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGZ.ai: GLM 4.5 AirLarger window (131k).
Screenshots / visionGPT-4 TurboGPT-4 Turbo is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
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LiveBench—
SWE-bench—
Speed—
Output cost$0.85/1M
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GPT-4 Turbo

Elo 1,255
LiveBench47%
SWE-bench33.2%
Speed55 tok/s
Output cost$30/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air or GPT-4 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, Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air or GPT-4 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?
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air output tokens are $0.85/1M versus $30/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air or GPT-4 Turbo?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air accepts 131k tokens versus 128k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
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. Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air and GPT-4 Turbo Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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