Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) vs GLM-4.5-Air

Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) 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 Sonnet 5 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
38.20
Total cost
$6998
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 Sonnet 5 (Max)GLM-4.5-AirDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)38.211.1−70.9% GLM-4.5-Air is 70.9% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$6,998.25Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)195.92s33.40s−83.0% GLM-4.5-Air is 83.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$0.17 / $0.98
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