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Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (low) vs. Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh): geospatial agent comparison

Comparison between Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (low) and Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh) on the Geospatial Agent Index, each benchmark, cost, time and token use, from the same tasks, agent and limits. Methodology.

Side by side

Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (low) vs. Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)
MetricTerminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (low)Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)
Geospatial Agent Index66* (partial: 1.1 of 3 attempts)74 (partial: 1 of 3 attempts)
GeoAgentBench score9494
GeoBenchX score4765
Earth-Bench score2748
GeoAnalystBench score9489
Raster and remote sensing score6171
Vector and overlay score6967
Networks and routing score100100
Climate and time series score5471
Spatial statistics and interpolation score4858
Mapping and cartography score6775
Recognising infeasible requests score3563
Cost per task$0.028$0.163
Time per task9.8 min1.4 min
Tokens per attempt278k217k
Turns per attempt12.17.9
Attempts decided288290
Input price per 1M tokens$0.15$2.00
Output price per 1M tokens$0.50$10.00
Context window1,048,576No data
Image inputYesNo data
DeveloperZ.aiAnthropic

Charts

Geospatial Agent Index

Equal-weight average of the evaluation scores, 0 to 100 · Higher is better

  • Partial coverage
Geospatial Agent IndexClaude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh): 74; Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (low): 66* (partial coverage)025507510074Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)66*GLM-5.3-Flash (low)
Data table: Geospatial Agent Index
Geospatial Agent Index
ModelCreatorGeospatial Agent IndexRange while attempts are pendingBenchmarks coveredCoverage (attempts)
Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)Anthropic74 (partial: 1 of 3 attempts)No pending judgements4 of 4290 of 290 planned attempts
Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (low)Z.ai66* (partial: 1.1 of 3 attempts)59 to 674 of 4288 of 870 planned attempts (3 excluded)

Cost per task

Average cost per task (USD) · Lower is better

  • Partial coverage
Cost per taskTerminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (low): $0.028 (partial coverage); Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh): $0.163$0$0.050$0.100$0.150$0.200$0.028GLM-5.3-Flash (low)$0.163Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)
Data table: Cost per task
Cost per task
ModelCreatorCost per taskCoverage (attempts)
Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (low)Z.ai$0.028325 of 870 planned attempts (3 excluded)
Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)Anthropic$0.163290 of 290 planned attempts

Time per task

Average agent wall time per task · Lower is better

  • Partial coverage
Time per taskClaude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh): 1.4 min; Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (low): 9.8 min (partial coverage)0m2m5m8m10m1.4 minClaude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)9.8 minGLM-5.3-Flash (low)
Data table: Time per task
Time per task
ModelCreatorTime per taskCoverage (attempts)
Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (low)Z.ai9.8 min325 of 870 planned attempts (3 excluded)
Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)Anthropic1.4 min290 of 290 planned attempts

Frequently asked questions

Which scores higher on the Geospatial Agent Index, Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (low) or Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)?
Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh), at 74 against 66 for Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (low). Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (low): 288 of 870 planned attempts (3 excluded). Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh): 290 of 290 planned attempts. Coverage is partial; scores can change as more attempts are decided.
Which is cheaper per task, Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (low) or Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)?
Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (low), at $0.028 against $0.163 for Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh).
Which is faster per task, Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (low) or Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)?
Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh), at 1.4 min against 9.8 min for Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (low).
Which has the larger context window, Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (low) or Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)?
Not known yet: Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh) has no context window data.

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