Model comparison
GLM-5 vs Trinity-Large-Thinking
Head-to-head evidence from 17 shared benchmark results across 7 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: GLM-5 #28 (Supported); Trinity-Large-Thinking #100 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. GLM-5 and Trinity-Large-Thinking share 17 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 32 results are unique to GLM-5; 2 to Trinity-Large-Thinking.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 17
- GLM-5 only
- 32
- Trinity-Large-Thinking only
- 2
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for GLM-5 and Trinity-Large-Thinking is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 17 shared benchmark results across 7 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
GLM-5 is priced at $1.00 input / $3.20 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.25 input / $0.90 output per 1M tokens for Trinity-Large-Thinking. Trinity-Large-Thinking has the larger context window at 512K, compared with 200K for GLM-5.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | GLM-5 | Δ | Trinity-Large-Thinking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | GLM-556.2 | MarginNo overlap | Trinity-Large-ThinkingNot measured |
| Coding | GLM-566.3 | MarginNo overlap | Trinity-Large-ThinkingNot measured |
| Reasoning | GLM-560.8 | MarginNo overlap | Trinity-Large-ThinkingNot measured |
| Knowledge | GLM-566.4 | MarginNo overlap | Trinity-Large-ThinkingNot measured |
| Math | GLM-556.3 | MarginNo overlap | Trinity-Large-ThinkingNot measured |
| Multilingual | GLM-583.1 | MarginNo overlap | Trinity-Large-ThinkingNot measured |
| Inst. Following | GLM-592.6 | MarginNo overlap | Trinity-Large-ThinkingNot measured |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | GLM-5 | Trinity-Large-Thinking | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | GLM-5$1 input / $3.2 output | Trinity-Large-Thinking$0.25 input / $0.9 output | Trinity-Large-Thinking has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | GLM-574 tok/s | Trinity-Large-ThinkingNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | GLM-51.64 s | Trinity-Large-ThinkingNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | GLM-5200K | Trinity-Large-Thinking512K | Trinity-Large-Thinking lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic15 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GLM-5 | Trinity-Large-Thinking | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 56.2% | — | Not comparable |
| Claw-EvalSource | 57.7% | — | Not comparable |
| QwenClawBenchSource | 54.1% | — | Not comparable |
| τ³-bench resultsSource | 65.6% | — | Not comparable |
| DeepPlanningSource | 14.6% | — | Not comparable |
| ToolathlonSource | 38% | — | Not comparable |
| MCP AtlasSource | 31.1% | — | Not comparable |
| MCP-TasksSource | 60.8% | — | Not comparable |
| WideResearchSource | 69.8% | — | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 98.2% | 90.1% | GLM-5 leads |
| CyberGymSource | 43.2% | — | Not comparable |
| APEX-Agents-AASource | 14.5% | — | Not comparable |
| Gert LabsSource | 50.99% | 32.55% | GLM-5 leads |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 2.7% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 554 | Not comparable |
Coding7 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GLM-5 | Trinity-Large-Thinking | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | 77.8% | — | Not comparable |
| SWE-bench Verified*Source | 72.8% | 63.2% | GLM-5 leads |
| SWE-bench ProSource | 55.1% | — | Not comparable |
| SWE MultilingualSource | 73.3% | — | Not comparable |
| SWE-RebenchSource | 62.8% | — | Not comparable |
| React Native EvalsSource | 74.8% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-SciCodeSource | 46.2% | 36.1% | GLM-5 leads |
Reasoning4 benchmarks
Knowledge12 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GLM-5 | Trinity-Large-Thinking | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 86% | — | Not comparable |
| GPQA-DSource | 86.0% | 76.3% | GLM-5 leads |
| SuperGPQASource | 66.8% | — | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ProSource | 85.7% | — | Not comparable |
| MMLU-Pro (Arcee)Source | 85.8% | 83.4% | GLM-5 leads |
| HLESource | 50.4% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 39.5% | 24.5% | GLM-5 leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 82.0% | 75.2% | GLM-5 leads |
| AA-HLESource | 27.2% | 14.7% | GLM-5 leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | 2.0% | -44.2% | GLM-5 leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 26.9% | 22.8% | GLM-5 leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 34.0% | 86.6% | GLM-5 leads |
Math8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GLM-5 | Trinity-Large-Thinking | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME26Source | 95.8% | — | Not comparable |
| AIME25 (Arcee)Source | 93.3% | 96.3% | Trinity-Large-Thinking leads |
| HMMT Feb 2025Source | 97.5% | — | Not comparable |
| HMMT Nov 2025Source | 96.9% | — | Not comparable |
| HMMT Feb 2026Source | 86.4% | — | Not comparable |
| MMAnswerBenchSource | 82.5% | — | Not comparable |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source | 16.434% | — | Not comparable |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source | 2.100% | — | Not comparable |
Multilingual2 benchmarks
Multimodal1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GLM-5 | Trinity-Large-Thinking | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | 1278 | 1165 | GLM-5 leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare GLM-5 and Trinity-Large-Thinking on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for GLM-5 and Trinity-Large-Thinking today?
GLM-5: $1.00 input / $3.20 output per 1M tokens Trinity-Large-Thinking: $0.25 input / $0.90 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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