Head-to-head comparison across 2benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
42
GLM-5
77
Verified leaderboard positions: Claude 3.5 Sonnet unranked · GLM-5 #13
Pick GLM-5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Claude 3.5 Sonnet only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.
Coding
+14.2 difference
Knowledge
+11.3 difference
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
GLM-5
$null / $null
$0 / $0
N/A
74 t/s
N/A
1.64s
200K
200K
Pick GLM-5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Claude 3.5 Sonnet only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.
GLM-5 is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 77 to 42. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
GLM-5's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 63.2 against 49. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SWE-bench Verified, 49% to 77.8%.
GLM-5 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 77 to 42. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SWE-bench Verified, where the scores are 49% and 77.8%.
GLM-5 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 70.7 versus 59.4. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
GLM-5 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 63.2 versus 49. Inside this category, SWE-bench Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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