Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking 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 29 (46 point difference).GLM-5 (Reasoning) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35.8

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

93

38
MMLU
96
37
GPQA
94
35
SuperGPQA
92
33
OpenBookQA
90

Coding

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

30

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

88

30
HumanEval
88

Mathematics

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

37

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

96.6

38
AIME 2023
98
40
AIME 2024
99
39
AIME 2025
98
34
HMMT Feb 2023
94
36
HMMT Feb 2024
96
35
HMMT Feb 2025
95
37
BRUMO 2025
96

Reasoning

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

91

36
SimpleQA
92
34
MuSR
90

Frequently Asked Questions

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

GLM-5 (Reasoning) scores higher overall with 75 vs 29, a difference of 46 points across all benchmarks.

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

GLM-5 (Reasoning) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 93 vs 35.8.

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

GLM-5 (Reasoning) leads in coding with an average score of 88 vs 30.

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

GLM-5 (Reasoning) leads in math with an average score of 96.6 vs 37.

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

GLM-5 (Reasoning) leads in reasoning with an average score of 91 vs 35.