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

Comparison between Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (max) 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 (max) vs. Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)
MetricTerminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (max)Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)
Geospatial Agent Index56* (partial: 1.1 of 3 attempts)74 (partial: 1 of 3 attempts)
GeoAgentBench score8294
GeoBenchX score3265
Earth-Bench score2948
GeoAnalystBench score7989
Raster and remote sensing score5171
Vector and overlay score6467
Networks and routing score60100
Climate and time series score5471
Spatial statistics and interpolation score3558
Mapping and cartography score4375
Recognising infeasible requests score3063
Cost per task$0.042$0.163
Time per task17.3 min1.4 min
Tokens per attempt374k217k
Turns per attempt13.47.9
Attempts decided298290
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 (max): 56* (partial coverage)025507510074Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)56*GLM-5.3-Flash (max)
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 (max)Z.ai56* (partial: 1.1 of 3 attempts)54 to 564 of 4298 of 870 planned attempts

Cost per task

Average cost per task (USD) · Lower is better

  • Partial coverage
Cost per taskTerminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (max): $0.042 (partial coverage); Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh): $0.163$0$0.050$0.100$0.150$0.200$0.042GLM-5.3-Flash (max)$0.163Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)
Data table: Cost per task
Cost per task
ModelCreatorCost per taskCoverage (attempts)
Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (max)Z.ai$0.042315 of 870 planned attempts
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 (max): 17.3 min (partial coverage)0m5m10m15m20m1.4 minClaude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)17.3 minGLM-5.3-Flash (max)
Data table: Time per task
Time per task
ModelCreatorTime per taskCoverage (attempts)
Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (max)Z.ai17.3 min315 of 870 planned attempts
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 (max) or Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)?
Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh), at 74 against 56 for Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (max). Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (max): 298 of 870 planned attempts. 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 (max) or Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)?
Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (max), at $0.042 against $0.163 for Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh).
Which is faster per task, Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (max) or Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)?
Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh), at 1.4 min against 17.3 min for Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (max).
Which has the larger context window, Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3-Flash (max) 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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