Model comparison
GLM-4.5-Air vs Trinity-Large-Preview
Head-to-head evidence from 12 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: GLM-4.5-Air #133 (Supported); Trinity-Large-Preview #79 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. GLM-4.5-Air and Trinity-Large-Preview share 12 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 0 results are unique to GLM-4.5-Air; 6 to Trinity-Large-Preview.
Updated July 21, 2026- Shared results
- 12
- GLM-4.5-Air only
- 0
- Trinity-Large-Preview only
- 6
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for GLM-4.5-Air and Trinity-Large-Preview is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 12 shared benchmark results across 6 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-4.5-Air is priced at $0.20 input / $1.10 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.25 input / $1.00 output per 1M tokens for Trinity-Large-Preview. Trinity-Large-Preview has the larger context window at 512K, compared with 128K for GLM-4.5-Air.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | GLM-4.5-Air | Trinity-Large-Preview | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | GLM-4.5-Air$0.2 input / $1.1 output | Trinity-Large-Preview$0.25 input / $1 output | Trinity-Large-Preview has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | GLM-4.5-Air106 tok/s | Trinity-Large-PreviewNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | GLM-4.5-Air1.18 s | Trinity-Large-PreviewNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | GLM-4.5-Air128K | Trinity-Large-Preview512K | Trinity-Large-Preview lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic3 benchmarks
Coding1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5-Air | Trinity-Large-Preview | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-SciCodeSource | 30.6% | 36.1% | Trinity-Large-Preview leads |
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5-Air | Trinity-Large-Preview | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 16.5% | 24.5% | Trinity-Large-Preview leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 73.3% | 75.2% | Trinity-Large-Preview leads |
| AA-HLESource | 6.8% | 14.7% | Trinity-Large-Preview leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -62.5% | -44.2% | Trinity-Large-Preview leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 15.5% | 22.8% | Trinity-Large-Preview leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 92.3% | 86.6% | Trinity-Large-Preview leads |
| MMLUSource | — | 87.2% | Not comparable |
| MMLU-Pro (Arcee)Source | — | 75.2% | Not comparable |
| GPQA-DSource | — | 63.3% | Not comparable |
Math1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5-Air | Trinity-Large-Preview | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME25 (Arcee)Source | — | 24.0% | Not comparable |
Multimodal1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5-Air | Trinity-Large-Preview | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | 1176 | 1165 | GLM-4.5-Air leads |
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5-Air | Trinity-Large-Preview | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 37.6% | 56.3% | Trinity-Large-Preview leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare GLM-4.5-Air and Trinity-Large-Preview 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-4.5-Air and Trinity-Large-Preview today?
GLM-4.5-Air: $0.20 input / $1.10 output per 1M tokens Trinity-Large-Preview: $0.25 input / $1.00 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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