Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs GLM-5 (Reasoning)

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

Quick Verdict

GLM-5 (Reasoning) wins overall with a score of 75 vs 55 (20 point difference).GLM-5 (Reasoning) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

63.5

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

93

65
MMLU
96
65
GPQA
94
63
SuperGPQA
92
61
OpenBookQA
90

Coding

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

57

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

88

57
HumanEval
88

Mathematics

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

64

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

96.6

65
AIME 2023
98
67
AIME 2024
99
66
AIME 2025
98
61
HMMT Feb 2023
94
63
HMMT Feb 2024
96
62
HMMT Feb 2025
95
64
BRUMO 2025
96

Reasoning

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

62

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

91

63
SimpleQA
92
61
MuSR
90

Frequently Asked Questions

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

GLM-5 (Reasoning) scores higher overall with 75 vs 55, a difference of 20 points across all benchmarks.

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

GLM-5 (Reasoning) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 93 vs 63.5.

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

GLM-5 (Reasoning) leads in coding with an average score of 88 vs 57.

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

GLM-5 (Reasoning) leads in math with an average score of 96.6 vs 64.

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

GLM-5 (Reasoning) leads in reasoning with an average score of 91 vs 62.