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Claude Haiku 4.5 vs GLM-5
A detailed comparison of Claude Haiku 4.5 (Anthropic) and GLM-5 (Zhipu AI) across pricing, performance, and features.
Pricing Comparison
| Metric | Claude Haiku 4.5 | GLM-5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.80 | $1.00 | +25% |
| Output / 1M tokens | $4.00 | $3.20 | -20% |
| Context window | 200K | 200K | — |
| Max output | 8.192K | 128K | — |
Benchmark Comparison
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 4.5 | GLM-5 |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 69.4% | 70.4% |
| HumanEval | 88.1% | 91% |
| GPQA | — | 72% |
Capabilities
| Capability | Claude Haiku 4.5 | GLM-5 |
|---|---|---|
| code | ✓ | ✓ |
| reasoning | ✗ | ✓ |
| text | ✓ | ✓ |
| tool-use | ✓ | ✓ |
| vision | ✓ | ✓ |
Claude Haiku 4.5 Strengths
- ✓Very fast responses
- ✓Cheapest Anthropic option
- ✓Good for classification and extraction
Claude Haiku 4.5 Weaknesses
- ✗Weakest reasoning in the Claude family
- ✗Can struggle with nuanced instructions
GLM-5 Strengths
- ✓Open-weight (MIT license) — self-hostable
- ✓77.8% SWE-Bench Verified — top-tier coding
- ✓128K max output — huge generation window
GLM-5 Weaknesses
- ✗MMLU-Pro lags behind Western flagships
- ✗744B parameters — heavy to self-host
- ✗China-based — availability concerns
Quick Verdict
Best value: GLM-5 is the more affordable option at $1/$3.2 per 1M tokens.
Higher benchmarks: Claude Haiku 4.5 scores higher on average across available benchmarks (78.8% avg).
Choose GLM-5 if cost matters most. Choose Claude Haiku 4.5 if you need the best possible quality for complex tasks.