Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning) vs GLM-4.5-Air

Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning) vs GLM-4.5-Air. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning)Off the frontier
Intelligence
20.70
Total cost
$1501
Z AIGLM-4.5-AirNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
11.10
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning)GLM-4.5-AirDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)20.711.1−46.4% GLM-4.5-Air is 46.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,501.22Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)21.53s33.40s+55.1% GLM-4.5-Air is 55.1% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$0.17 / $0.98
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