Claude 4 Sonnet 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 59 (9 point difference).GLM-5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GLM-5

Claude 4 Sonnet

71.5

GLM-5

85

73
MMLU
88
73
GPQA
86
71
SuperGPQA
84
69
OpenBookQA
82

Coding

GLM-5

Claude 4 Sonnet

65

GLM-5

80

65
HumanEval
80

Mathematics

GLM-5

Claude 4 Sonnet

72

GLM-5

87

73
AIME 2023
88
75
AIME 2024
90
74
AIME 2025
89
69
HMMT Feb 2023
84
71
HMMT Feb 2024
86
70
HMMT Feb 2025
85
72
BRUMO 2025
87

Reasoning

GLM-5

Claude 4 Sonnet

70

GLM-5

83

71
SimpleQA
84
69
MuSR
82

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4 Sonnet or GLM-5?

GLM-5 scores higher overall with 68 vs 59, a difference of 9 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4 Sonnet or GLM-5?

GLM-5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 85 vs 71.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4 Sonnet or GLM-5?

GLM-5 leads in coding with an average score of 80 vs 65.

Which is better for math, Claude 4 Sonnet or GLM-5?

GLM-5 leads in math with an average score of 87 vs 72.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4 Sonnet or GLM-5?

GLM-5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 83 vs 70.