Claude 4.1 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 61 (7 point difference).GLM-5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GLM-5

Claude 4.1 Opus

74.5

GLM-5

85

76
MMLU
88
76
GPQA
86
74
SuperGPQA
84
72
OpenBookQA
82

Coding

GLM-5

Claude 4.1 Opus

68

GLM-5

80

68
HumanEval
80

Mathematics

GLM-5

Claude 4.1 Opus

75

GLM-5

87

76
AIME 2023
88
78
AIME 2024
90
77
AIME 2025
89
72
HMMT Feb 2023
84
74
HMMT Feb 2024
86
73
HMMT Feb 2025
85
75
BRUMO 2025
87

Reasoning

GLM-5

Claude 4.1 Opus

73

GLM-5

83

74
SimpleQA
84
72
MuSR
82

Frequently Asked Questions

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

GLM-5 scores higher overall with 68 vs 61, a difference of 7 points across all benchmarks.

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

GLM-5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 85 vs 74.5.

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

GLM-5 leads in coding with an average score of 80 vs 68.

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

GLM-5 leads in math with an average score of 87 vs 75.

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

GLM-5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 83 vs 73.