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Z.ai GLM 5 VS Qwen Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15

GLM 5 vs Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15: which wins at real work?

22 task areas · same graded test runs · rank comparison only, so 0–100 and Elo collections never mix raw scores.

Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 wins 19 of 22 task areas we tested; GLM 5 takes 3. Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 costs 1.4× less per token ($1.82 vs $2.52 per 1M).

3
Task areas won
19
49
Avg percentile
68
0
Top-3 finishes
1
$2.52
Price / 1M tokens
$1.82
Z.ai
Provider
Qwen

Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 costs 1.4× less per token ($1.82 vs $2.52 per 1M).

Task by task

Task area GLM 5 Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 Winner
Structured Output #94 / 113
Strong
#18 / 113
Excellent
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Frontend & Landing Pages #76 / 109
Weak
#3 / 109
Usable
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Training & Education #67 / 110
Strong
#6 / 110
Excellent
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Sales #68 / 110
Usable
#27 / 110
Strong
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
RAG, Safety & Grounding #47 / 113
Excellent
#7 / 113
Excellent
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Coding #36 / 115
Strong
#71 / 115
Strong
GLM 5
AI Strategy #66 / 126
Strong
#32 / 126
Strong
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Landing Pages #69 / 72
Needs editing
#36 / 72
Strong
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Knowledge & Docs #24 / 110
Strong
#51 / 110
Usable
GLM 5
Investor & Pitch #62 / 66
Usable
#36 / 66
Usable
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Research & Competitive Analysis #48 / 110
Strong
#73 / 110
Usable
GLM 5
Legal & HR #37 / 110
Excellent
#13 / 110
Excellent
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Product & Project Management #58 / 110
Strong
#40 / 110
Strong
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Chef / Home Cooking #57 / 126
Usable
#40 / 126
Usable
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Customer Support #35 / 113
Strong
#18 / 113
Strong
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Data & Analytics #43 / 110
Excellent
#26 / 110
Excellent
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Translation & Localization #26 / 110
Excellent
#10 / 110
Excellent
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Content & Brand #60 / 124
Strong
#45 / 124
Strong
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Presentations & Decks #49 / 110
Excellent
#40 / 110
Excellent
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Summarization & Meeting Notes #48 / 110
Excellent
#46 / 110
Excellent
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Creative & Comedy #72 / 110 #71 / 110 Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Executive Assistant #62 / 112
Strong
#61 / 112
Strong
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15

Rank = position among every model config we tested in that task area (lower is better). Sorted by biggest gap first.

Frequently asked

Is GLM 5 better than Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15?

Across 22 task areas we benchmarked, Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 ranks higher in 19 and GLM 5 in 3.

Which is cheaper, GLM 5 or Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15?

Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 costs 1.4× less per token ($1.82 vs $2.52 per 1M).

What is GLM 5 better at?

GLM 5 out-ranks Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 at Coding, Knowledge & Docs, Research & Competitive Analysis.

What is Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 better at?

Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 out-ranks GLM 5 at Structured Output, Frontend & Landing Pages, Training & Education.

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Claude Opus
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6.8
7.4
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8.3
7.9
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8.6
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