# GLM 5 Turbo

9 Hacker News commenters recommended GLM 5 Turbo and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for everyday agentic work and low cost per use, but one critic says it still gives wrong answers even when asked if it is sure.

## Why people recommend it

- Low cost for everyday use (2 comments): "I use GLM 5 Turbo sporadically for a client, and my Openrouter expense might climb over a dollar per day if I insist. At about 20 work days per month it's an easy choice." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47682694)) "token cost and availability at work" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49876901))
- Preferred over other models (2 comments): "GLM5.1, GLM5-Turbo and GLM5v are at this point better than Opus, Codex, Gemini" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47685813)) "I’ve been using GLM-5 and GLM-5-Turbo almost exclusively lately." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47542103))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Claude Opus](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-opus.md): 3331 recommend
- [OpenAI GPT](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gpt-5-5.md): 1205 recommend
- [Claude Sonnet](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-sonnet.md): 854 recommend
- [DeepSeek V4 Flash](https://hackerapproved.com/p/deepseek-v4-flash.md): 828 recommend
- [Fable](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fable.md): 823 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://chat.z.ai/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "GLM 5 Turbo", https://hackerapproved.com/p/glm-5-turbo/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).