Question 1

What does this GPT-5.6 Sol vs GLM-5-Turbo comparison cover?

Accepted Answer

It brings together documented inputs and outputs, token limits, deployment terms and available pricing. When both models have source-linked, verified results on a shared benchmark, those results are shown with their individual sources. The comparison is a starting point for evaluating your own workload.

Question 2

Which is cheaper: GPT-5.6 Sol or GLM-5-Turbo?

Accepted Answer

GPT-5.6 Sol lists $5.00 input and $30.00 output per 1M tokens. GLM-5-Turbo lists $0.00 input and $0.00 output. The cheaper workload depends on the mix of input and output. Long-context tiers, caching, batch processing and retries can change the bill.

Question 3

Which has the larger context window: GPT-5.6 Sol or GLM-5-Turbo?

Accepted Answer

GPT-5.6 Sol lists 1.05M tokens and GLM-5-Turbo lists 200K. GPT-5.6 Sol therefore has the larger recorded context window, but capacity alone is not a quality score.

Question 4

Which is faster: GPT-5.6 Sol or GLM-5-Turbo?

Accepted Answer

There is no matched speed measurement for both models with the same source, host, region and date. Test the same prompts at your expected concurrency and measure time to the first useful response as well as complete task time.

Question 5

What input and output types do GPT-5.6 Sol and GLM-5-Turbo support?

Accepted Answer

GPT-5.6 Sol records text, image, pdf input and text output. GLM-5-Turbo records text input and text output. “Not documented” means the current source record is incomplete; it does not prove that a modality is unsupported.

Question 6

Should I choose GPT-5.6 Sol or GLM-5-Turbo?

Accepted Answer

Consider GPT-5.6 Sol if you need larger context. Consider GLM-5-Turbo if you need larger maximum output or a lower listed input rate or a lower listed output rate. Test both on the same representative examples and judge the output against your acceptance criteria. Include tool failures, retries and the time to a completed task.

Specification	GPT-5.6 Sol	GLM-5-Turbo
Provider	OpenAI	Z.ai / Zhipu AI
Listed pricing route	OpenAI	Z.ai / Zhipu AI
Model family	gpt-sol	glm
Accepted inputs	text, image, pdf	text
Produced outputs	text	text
Context window	1.05MHigher	200K
Max output	128K	131.07KHigher
Input price / 1M	$5.00	$0.00Lower
Output price / 1M	$30.00	$0.00Lower
Reasoning mode	Documented	Documented
Tool calling	Documented	Documented
Image input	Documented	Not documented
Audio input	Not documented	Not documented
Structured output	Documented	Documented
License	Proprietary	Proprietary

GPT-5.6 Sol vs GLM-5-Turbo

GPT-5.6 Sol

GLM-5-Turbo

Key differences

Pricing, limits and capabilities

Which model should you choose?

Documentation and model profiles

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