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  3. GLM-5V Turbo vs Yi-Lightning

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

GLM-5V Turbo vs Yi-Lightning benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, GLM-5V Turbo delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,475 vs 1,475), while GLM-5V Turbo leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (65.2%), while Yi-Lightning is more budget-friendly at $0.14/1M 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: Choose GLM-5V Turbo if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Yi-Lightning if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

9 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

GLM-5V Turbo (3)Yi-Lightning (6)
GLM-5V Turbo
3 of 9 Wins
✓Coding Elo✓SWE-bench✓Context window
Yi-Lightning
6 of 9 Wins
✓LiveBench✓GPQA Diamond✓Time to first token✓Output speed✓Input price✓Output price
Zhipu
Leads 3 of 9 metrics
GLM-5V Turbo

Zhipu high-throughput multimodal vision model with sub-second latency and competitive coding.

5V TurboElo 1,475$0.6/1M out
01.AI
Leads 6 of 9 metrics
Yi-Lightning

01.AI ultra-fast reasoning model delivering top LiveBench efficiency.

LightningElo 1,475$0.14/1M out

GLM-5 Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

3 models

Currently comparing GLM-5V Turbo vs Yi-Lightning. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: GLM-5V Turbo
GLM-5.2$1.8GLM-5.3$1.8
Top Rival Showdowns for GLM-5V Turbo
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference LeaderGLM-5V Turbo Wins

GLM-5V Turbo

Δ 0 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderYi-Lightning Wins

Yi-Lightning

130 tok/s

Value per Dollar LeaderYi-Lightning Wins

Yi-Lightning

$0.14 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

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

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

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

GLM-5V Turbo (3)vsYi-Lightning (6)
GLM-5V Turbo: 3W (33%)Overall: Yi-LightningYi-Lightning: 6W (67%)
← GLM-5V Turbo1 tiesYi-Lightning →
Tied (2-2)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Benchmark
GLM-5V TurbovsYi-Lightning
Preference Elo
1,475vs1,475
Coding Elo
1,482vs1,480+2
SWE-bench
65.2%vs63.4%+1.8%
LiveBench
63.8%vs65%+1.2%
GPQA Diamond
77.4%vs78%+0.6%
GLM-5V Turbo: 2WYi-Lightning: 2W
🏆Yi-Lightning(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
GLM-5V TurbovsYi-Lightning
Output speed
112 tok/svs130 tok/s+18 tok/s
Time to first token
180 msvs150 ms+30 ms
GLM-5V Turbo: 0WYi-Lightning: 2W
🏆Yi-Lightning(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
GLM-5V TurbovsYi-Lightning
Output price
$0.6/1Mvs$0.14/1M+$0.46/1M
Input price
$0.15/1Mvs$0.14/1M+$0.01/1M
Context window
128kvs16k+112k
GLM-5V Turbo: 1WYi-Lightning: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo
GLM-5V Turbo1,475
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Yi-Lightning1,475
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Coding Elo+2
GLM-5V Turbo1,482
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Yi-Lightning1,480
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
LiveBench+1.2%
GLM-5V Turbo63.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Yi-Lightning65%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
SWE-bench+1.8%
GLM-5V Turbo65.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Yi-Lightning63.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPQA Diamond+0.6%
GLM-5V Turbo77.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Yi-Lightning78%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Time to first token+30 ms
GLM-5V Turbo180 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Yi-Lightning150 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output speed+18 tok/s
GLM-5V Turbo112 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Yi-Lightning130 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Input price+$0.01/1M
GLM-5V Turbo$0.15/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Yi-Lightning$0.14/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output price+$0.46/1M
GLM-5V Turbo$0.6/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Yi-Lightning$0.14/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Context window+112k
GLM-5V Turbo128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Yi-Lightning16k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
BenchmarkGLM-5V TurboYi-LightningAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,475
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,475
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
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Coding Elo
1,482
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,480
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+2
LiveBench
63.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
65%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+1.2%
SWE-bench
65.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
63.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+1.8%
GPQA Diamond
77.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
78%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+0.6%
Time to first token
180 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
150 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+30 ms
Output speed
112 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
130 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+18 tok/s
Input price
$0.15/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.14/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$0.01/1M
Output price
$0.6/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.14/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$0.46/1M
Context window
128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
16k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+112k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 51% with Yi-Lightning
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
GLM-5V Turbo$14.25 / mo
In: $5.25Out: $9
Yi-Lightning$7.00 / mo
In: $4.9Out: $2.1
Estimated Cost Delta

Yi-Lightning is estimated to save $7.25/month ($87/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGLM-5V Turbo

Higher SWE-bench (65.2%).

High-volume chatYi-Lightning

Lower output list price ($0.14/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIYi-Lightning

Lower TTFT (150 ms).

Long-document RAGGLM-5V Turbo

Larger window (128k).

Screenshots / visionGLM-5V Turbo

GLM-5V Turbo is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsGLM-5V TurboHigher SWE-bench (65.2%).
High-volume chatYi-LightningLower output list price ($0.14/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIYi-LightningLower TTFT (150 ms).
Long-document RAGGLM-5V TurboLarger window (128k).
Screenshots / visionGLM-5V TurboGLM-5V Turbo is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
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GLM-5V Turbo

Elo 1,475
SWE-bench65.2%
Speed (tok/s)112 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.15/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.6/1M
01.AI

Yi-Lightning

Elo 1,475
SWE-bench63.4%
Speed (tok/s)130 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.14/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.14/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, GLM-5V Turbo or Yi-Lightning?
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, GLM-5V Turbo or Yi-Lightning?
GLM-5V Turbo leads SWE-bench at 65.2% vs 63.4%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Yi-Lightning output tokens are $0.14/1M versus $0.6/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, GLM-5V Turbo or Yi-Lightning?
Yi-Lightning has the lower time-to-first-token (150 ms vs 180 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
GLM-5V Turbo accepts 128k tokens versus 16k.
Can I self-host either model?
GLM-5V Turbo 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. GLM-5V Turbo and Yi-Lightning Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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