Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs GLM-5

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

GLM-5 wins overall with a score of 68 vs 55 (13 point difference).GLM-5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GLM-5

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

63.5

GLM-5

85

65
MMLU
88
65
GPQA
86
63
SuperGPQA
84
61
OpenBookQA
82

Coding

GLM-5

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

57

GLM-5

80

57
HumanEval
80

Mathematics

GLM-5

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

64

GLM-5

87

65
AIME 2023
88
67
AIME 2024
90
66
AIME 2025
89
61
HMMT Feb 2023
84
63
HMMT Feb 2024
86
62
HMMT Feb 2025
85
64
BRUMO 2025
87

Reasoning

GLM-5

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

62

GLM-5

83

63
SimpleQA
84
61
MuSR
82

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GLM-5?

GLM-5 scores higher overall with 68 vs 55, a difference of 13 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GLM-5?

GLM-5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 85 vs 63.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GLM-5?

GLM-5 leads in coding with an average score of 80 vs 57.

Which is better for math, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GLM-5?

GLM-5 leads in math with an average score of 87 vs 64.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GLM-5?

GLM-5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 83 vs 62.