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  3. Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo vs Llama 3.1 405B

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo vs Llama 3.1 405B benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,475 vs 1,370), while Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (65.2%), while Llama 3.1 405B is more budget-friendly at $3.5/1M per 1M output tokens, while Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo provides faster response streaming (112 tok/s). Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Llama 3.1 405B if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo

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Elo 1,475$4/1M out
Meta
Llama 3.1 405B

Meta flagship open-weight 405B dense foundation model with 128k context window.

Elo 1,370$3.5/1M out
Top Rival Showdowns for Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference Leader

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo

Δ 105 Arena Elo pts

Throughput Leader

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo

112 tok/s

Value per Dollar Leader

Llama 3.1 405B

$3.5 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

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

Capability Matchup Radar

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

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Percentile 0–100
Dimensional AdvantageZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo 5/6
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

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

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (9)vsLlama 3.1 405B (1)
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo: 9W (90%)Overall: Z.ai: GLM 5V TurboLlama 3.1 405B: 1W (10%)
← Z.ai: GLM 5V TurboLlama 3.1 405B →
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Preference Elo
1,475vs1,370
Coding Elo
1,482vs1,385
SWE-bench
65.2%vs58.4%
LiveBench
63.8%vs61.2%
GPQA Diamond
77.4%vs75.2%
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo: 5WLlama 3.1 405B: 0W
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed
112 tok/svs42 tok/s
Time to first token
180 msvs360 ms
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo: 2WLlama 3.1 405B: 0W
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price
$4/1Mvs$3.5/1M
Input price
$1.2/1Mvs$1.25/1M
Context window
203kvs128k
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo: 2WLlama 3.1 405B: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference EloZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (+105)
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo1,475
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Llama 3.1 405B1,370
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Coding EloZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (+97)
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo1,482
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Llama 3.1 405B1,385
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
LiveBenchZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (+2.6%)
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo63.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Llama 3.1 405B61.2%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
SWE-benchZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (+6.8%)
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo65.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Llama 3.1 405B58.4%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
GPQA DiamondZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (+2.2%)
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo77.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Llama 3.1 405B75.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Time to first tokenZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (+180 ms)
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo180 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Llama 3.1 405B360 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output speedZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (+70 tok/s)
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo112 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Llama 3.1 405B42 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Input priceZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (+$0.05/1M)
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo$1.2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Llama 3.1 405B$1.25/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output priceLlama 3.1 405B (+$0.5/1M)
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo$4/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Llama 3.1 405B$3.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Context windowZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (+75k)
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo203k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Llama 3.1 405B128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
BenchmarkZ.ai: GLM 5V TurboLlama 3.1 405BAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,475
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,370
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (+105)
Coding Elo
1,482
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,385
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (+97)
LiveBench
63.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
61.2%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (+2.6%)
SWE-bench
65.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
58.4%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (+6.8%)
GPQA Diamond
77.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
75.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (+2.2%)
Time to first token
180 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
360 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (+180 ms)
Output speed
112 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
42 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (+70 tok/s)
Input price
$1.2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$1.25/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (+$0.05/1M)
Output price
$4/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$3.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Llama 3.1 405B (+$0.5/1M)
Context window
203k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (+75k)
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 6% with Llama 3.1 405B
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 5V Turbo$102.00 / mo
In: $42Out: $60
Llama 3.1 405B$96.25 / mo
In: $43.75Out: $52.5
Estimated Cost Delta

Llama 3.1 405B is estimated to save $5.75/month ($69/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo:Pick Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
  • 2
    Llama 3.1 405B:Pick Llama 3.1 405B when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 3
    Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo:Pick Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo

Higher SWE-bench (65.2%).

High-volume chatLlama 3.1 405B

Lower output list price ($3.5/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo

Lower TTFT (180 ms).

Long-document RAGZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo

Larger window (203k).

Screenshots / visionZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsZ.ai: GLM 5V TurboHigher SWE-bench (65.2%).
High-volume chatLlama 3.1 405BLower output list price ($3.5/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIZ.ai: GLM 5V TurboLower TTFT (180 ms).
Long-document RAGZ.ai: GLM 5V TurboLarger window (203k).
Screenshots / visionZ.ai: GLM 5V TurboZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
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Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo

Elo 1,475
LiveBench63.8%
SWE-bench65.2%
Speed112 tok/s
Output cost$4/1M
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Llama 3.1 405B

Elo 1,370
LiveBench61.2%
SWE-bench58.4%
Speed42 tok/s
Output cost$3.5/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo or Llama 3.1 405B?
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,475). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo or Llama 3.1 405B?
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo leads SWE-bench at 65.2% vs 58.4%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Llama 3.1 405B output tokens are $3.5/1M versus $4/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo or Llama 3.1 405B?
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo has the lower time-to-first-token (180 ms vs 360 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo accepts 203k tokens versus 128k.
Can I self-host either model?
Llama 3.1 405B 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. Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo and Llama 3.1 405B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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