Claude 3 Opus 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 51 (17 point difference).GLM-5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GLM-5

Claude 3 Opus

59.5

GLM-5

85

61
MMLU
88
61
GPQA
86
59
SuperGPQA
84
57
OpenBookQA
82

Coding

GLM-5

Claude 3 Opus

53

GLM-5

80

53
HumanEval
80

Mathematics

GLM-5

Claude 3 Opus

60

GLM-5

87

61
AIME 2023
88
63
AIME 2024
90
62
AIME 2025
89
57
HMMT Feb 2023
84
59
HMMT Feb 2024
86
58
HMMT Feb 2025
85
60
BRUMO 2025
87

Reasoning

GLM-5

Claude 3 Opus

58

GLM-5

83

59
SimpleQA
84
57
MuSR
82

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 3 Opus or GLM-5?

GLM-5 scores higher overall with 68 vs 51, a difference of 17 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 3 Opus or GLM-5?

GLM-5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 85 vs 59.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 3 Opus or GLM-5?

GLM-5 leads in coding with an average score of 80 vs 53.

Which is better for math, Claude 3 Opus or GLM-5?

GLM-5 leads in math with an average score of 87 vs 60.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 3 Opus or GLM-5?

GLM-5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 83 vs 58.