Agents-A1 vs GLM-5
Head-to-head comparison across 4benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Verdict
GLM-5 leads for most workloads by a narrow margin.
Based on BenchLM composite scores, July 2026.
Agents-A1
63
GLM-5
64
Verified leaderboard positions: Agents-A1 unranked · GLM-5 #17
Pick GLM-5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Agents-A1 only becomes the better choice if agentic is the priority or you need the larger 262K context window.
Category Radar
Head-to-Head by Category
Category Breakdown
| Benchmark | Agents-A1 | Δ | GLM-5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 75.5 | ← 19.3 | 56.2 |
| Knowledge | 47.6 | → 19.0 | 66.6 |
| Inst. Following | 94.8 | ← 2.2 | 92.6 |
| Reasoning | 60.2 | → 0.6 | 60.8 |
| Coding | — | — | 63.3 |
| Math | — | — | 91.1 |
| Multilingual | — | — | 83.1 |
Operational Comparison
Agents-A1
GLM-5
N/A
$1 / $3.2
N/A
74 t/s
N/A
1.64s
262K
200K
Quick Verdict
Pick GLM-5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Agents-A1 only becomes the better choice if agentic is the priority or you need the larger 262K context window.
GLM-5 finishes one point ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 64 to 63. That is enough to call, but not enough to treat as a blowout. This matchup comes down to a few meaningful edges rather than one model dominating the board.
GLM-5's sharpest advantage is in knowledge, where it averages 66.6 against 47.6. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is HLE, 47.6% to 50.4%. Agents-A1 does hit back in agentic, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.
Agents-A1 is the reasoning model in the pair, while GLM-5 is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. Agents-A1 gives you the larger context window at 262K, compared with 200K for GLM-5.
Benchmark Deep Dive
Frequently Asked Questions (5)
Which is better, Agents-A1 or GLM-5?
GLM-5 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 64 to 63. The biggest single separator in this matchup is HLE, where the scores are 47.6% and 50.4%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Agents-A1 or GLM-5?
GLM-5 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 66.6 versus 47.6. Inside this category, HLE is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for reasoning, Agents-A1 or GLM-5?
GLM-5 has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 60.8 versus 60.2. Inside this category, LongBench v2 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Agents-A1 or GLM-5?
Agents-A1 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 75.5 versus 56.2. Inside this category, Tau2-Telecom is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for instruction following, Agents-A1 or GLM-5?
Agents-A1 has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 94.8 versus 92.6. Inside this category, IFEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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