Skip to main content

Model comparison

Celeris-1 vs GLM-5

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 1 shared benchmark result across 1 category. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

Celeris
N/A
No comparison
Z.AI
66.06/100
1 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Celeris-1 unranked (Not scored); GLM-5 #28 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Celeris-1 and GLM-5 share 1 comparable benchmark result. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 0 results are unique to Celeris-1; 48 to GLM-5.

Updated July 24, 2026
Shared results
1
Celeris-1 only
0
GLM-5 only
48
Comparable categories
1 / 8

Treat this as a split decision. Celeris-1 makes more sense if knowledge is the priority; GLM-5 is the better fit if you want the cheaper token bill or you need the larger 200K context window.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 1 shared benchmark result across 1 evidence category; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Celeris-1 and GLM-5 finish on the same BenchAlign overall score, so this is less about a single winner and more about where the edge shows up. The BenchAlign headline says tie; the benchmark table is where the real choice happens.

Celeris-1 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $2.00 input / $6.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $1.00 input / $3.20 output per 1M tokens for GLM-5. GLM-5 gives you the larger context window at 200K, compared with 8K for Celeris-1.

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 scores and score margins for Celeris-1 and GLM-5
CategoryCeleris-1ΔGLM-5
KnowledgeCeleris-175.9Margin 9.5GLM-566.4
AgenticCeleris-1Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-556.2
CodingCeleris-1Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-566.3
ReasoningCeleris-1Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-560.8
MathCeleris-1Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-556.3
MultilingualCeleris-1Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-583.1
Inst. FollowingCeleris-1Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-592.6

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

More
A · Celeris-1B · GLM-5
  1. MMLU-Pro

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 75.9%B 85.7%
    Winner: GLM-5Δ 9.8
    MMLU-Pro: Celeris-1 scored 75.9%; GLM-5 scored 85.7%. GLM-5 wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricCeleris-1GLM-5Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensCeleris-1$2 input / $6 outputGLM-5$1 input / $3.2 outputGLM-5 has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondCeleris-1Not availableGLM-574 tok/sA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenCeleris-1Not availableGLM-51.64 sA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensCeleris-18KGLM-5200KGLM-5 lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkCeleris-1GLM-5Result
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%Not comparable
CyberGymSource 43.2%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 14.5%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 50.99%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkCeleris-1GLM-5Result
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 77.8%Not comparable
SWE-bench Verified*Source 72.8%Not comparable
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%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkCeleris-1GLM-5Result
LongBench v2Source 60.8%Not comparable
AI-NeedleSource 63.3%Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 63.3%Not comparable
CritPtSource 2.0%Not comparable
KnowledgeCeleris-1 wins
BenchmarkCeleris-1GLM-5Result
MMLU-ProSource 75.9%85.7%GLM-5 leads
GPQASource 86%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 86.0%Not comparable
SuperGPQASource 66.8%Not comparable
MMLU-Pro (Arcee)Source 85.8%Not comparable
HLESource 50.4%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 39.5%Not comparable
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 82.0%Not comparable
AA-HLESource 27.2%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 2.0%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 26.9%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 34.0%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkCeleris-1GLM-5Result
AIME26Source 95.8%Not comparable
AIME25 (Arcee)Source 93.3%Not comparable
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
Multilingual
BenchmarkCeleris-1GLM-5Result
MMLU-ProXSource 83.1%Not comparable
NOVA-63Source 55.1%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkCeleris-1GLM-5Result
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1278Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkCeleris-1GLM-5Result
IFEvalSource 92.6%Not comparable
AA-IFBenchSource 72.3%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, Celeris-1 or GLM-5?

Celeris-1 and GLM-5 are tied on the BenchAlign overall score, so the right pick depends on which category matters most for your use case.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Celeris-1 or GLM-5?

Celeris-1 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 75.9 versus 66.4. Inside this category, MMLU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Related Comparisons

Last updated: July 24, 2026

Choose a model with this week’s evidence

Join 2,000+ readers for ranking moves, pricing changes, and the claims that still need proof.

One email each week. Unsubscribe anytime.