Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking 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 29 (39 point difference).GLM-5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GLM-5

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35.8

GLM-5

85

38
MMLU
88
37
GPQA
86
35
SuperGPQA
84
33
OpenBookQA
82

Coding

GLM-5

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

30

GLM-5

80

30
HumanEval
80

Mathematics

GLM-5

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

37

GLM-5

87

38
AIME 2023
88
40
AIME 2024
90
39
AIME 2025
89
34
HMMT Feb 2023
84
36
HMMT Feb 2024
86
35
HMMT Feb 2025
85
37
BRUMO 2025
87

Reasoning

GLM-5

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35

GLM-5

83

36
SimpleQA
84
34
MuSR
82

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or GLM-5?

GLM-5 scores higher overall with 68 vs 29, a difference of 39 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or GLM-5?

GLM-5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 85 vs 35.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or GLM-5?

GLM-5 leads in coding with an average score of 80 vs 30.

Which is better for math, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or GLM-5?

GLM-5 leads in math with an average score of 87 vs 37.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or GLM-5?

GLM-5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 83 vs 35.