Which scores higher on the Geospatial Agent Index, Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3 (max, default) or Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)?

Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh), at 74 against 67 for Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3 (max, default). Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3 (max, default): 310 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 (max, default) or Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)?

Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh), at $0.163 against $0.363 for Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3 (max, default).

Which is faster per task, Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3 (max, default) or Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)?

Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh), at 1.4 min against 10.1 min for Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3 (max, default).

Which has the larger context window, Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3 (max, default) or Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)?

Not known yet: Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh) has no context window data.

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

Comparison between Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3 (max, default) 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 (max, default) vs. Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)
Metric	Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3 (max, default)	Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)
Geospatial Agent Index	67* (partial: 1.1 of 3 attempts)	74 (partial: 1 of 3 attempts)
GeoAgentBench score	95	94
GeoBenchX score	52	65
Earth-Bench score	39	48
GeoAnalystBench score	84	89
Raster and remote sensing score	65	71
Vector and overlay score	75	67
Networks and routing score	80	100
Climate and time series score	56	71
Spatial statistics and interpolation score	67	58
Mapping and cartography score	66	75
Recognising infeasible requests score	42	63
Cost per task	$0.363	$0.163
Time per task	10.1 min	1.4 min
Tokens per attempt	260k	217k
Turns per attempt	10.5	7.9
Attempts decided	310	290
Input price per 1M tokens	$1.40	$2.00
Output price per 1M tokens	$4.40	$10.00
Context window	1,048,576	No data
Image input	No	No data
Developer	Z.ai	Anthropic

Charts

Geospatial Agent Index

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

Partial coverage

Data table: Geospatial Agent Index

Geospatial Agent Index
Model	Creator	Geospatial Agent Index	Range while attempts are pending	Benchmarks covered	Coverage (attempts)
Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)	Anthropic	74 (partial: 1 of 3 attempts)	No pending judgements	4 of 4	290 of 290 planned attempts
Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3 (max, default)	Z.ai	67* (partial: 1.1 of 3 attempts)	66 to 68	4 of 4	310 of 870 planned attempts

Cost per task

Average cost per task (USD) · Lower is better

Partial coverage

Data table: Cost per task

Cost per task
Model	Creator	Cost per task	Coverage (attempts)
Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3 (max, default)	Z.ai	$0.363	320 of 870 planned attempts
Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)	Anthropic	$0.163	290 of 290 planned attempts

Time per task

Average agent wall time per task · Lower is better

Partial coverage

Data table: Time per task

Time per task
Model	Creator	Time per task	Coverage (attempts)
Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3 (max, default)	Z.ai	10.1 min	320 of 870 planned attempts
Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)	Anthropic	1.4 min	290 of 290 planned attempts

Frequently asked questions

Which scores higher on the Geospatial Agent Index, Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3 (max, default) or Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)?: Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh), at 74 against 67 for Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3 (max, default). Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3 (max, default): 310 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 (max, default) or Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)?: Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh), at $0.163 against $0.363 for Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3 (max, default).
Which is faster per task, Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3 (max, default) or Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)?: Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh), at 1.4 min against 10.1 min for Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3 (max, default).
Which has the larger context window, Terminus-2 – GLM-5.3 (max, default) 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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