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Model comparison

Claude Haiku 4.5 vs GLM-5

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 4 shared benchmark results across 3 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

56.58/100
Margin
9.5pts
winning →
Z.AI
66.06/100
1 category wins1 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Claude Haiku 4.5 #77 (Estimated); GLM-5 #28 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Claude Haiku 4.5 and GLM-5 share 4 comparable benchmark results. 2 of 8 categories are comparable. 1 result is unique to Claude Haiku 4.5; 45 to GLM-5.

Updated July 22, 2026
Shared results
4
Claude Haiku 4.5 only
1
GLM-5 only
45
Comparable categories
2 / 8

Pick GLM-5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Claude Haiku 4.5 only becomes the better choice if coding is the priority.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 4 shared benchmark results across 3 evidence categories; 2 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

GLM-5 is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 66.06 to 56.58. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GLM-5's sharpest advantage is in mathematics, where it averages 56.3 against 4.9. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3), 5.903% to 16.434%. Claude Haiku 4.5 does hit back in coding, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

Claude Haiku 4.5 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $1.00 input / $5.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $1.00 input / $3.20 output per 1M tokens for GLM-5.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Claude Haiku 4.5 and GLM-5
CategoryClaude Haiku 4.5ΔGLM-5
MathClaude Haiku 4.54.9Margin 51.4GLM-556.3
CodingClaude Haiku 4.573.3Margin 7.0GLM-566.3
AgenticClaude Haiku 4.5Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-556.2
ReasoningClaude Haiku 4.5Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-560.8
KnowledgeClaude Haiku 4.5Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-566.4
MultilingualClaude Haiku 4.5Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-583.1
Inst. FollowingClaude Haiku 4.5Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-592.6

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

More
A · Claude Haiku 4.5B · GLM-5
  1. FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 5.903%B 16.434%
    Winner: GLM-5Δ 10.5
    FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3): Claude Haiku 4.5 scored 5.903%; GLM-5 scored 16.434%. GLM-5 wins this benchmark.
  2. SWE-bench Verified

    Coding
    Source ↗
    A 73.3%B 77.8%
    Winner: GLM-5Δ 4.5
    SWE-bench Verified: Claude Haiku 4.5 scored 73.3%; GLM-5 scored 77.8%. GLM-5 wins this benchmark.
  3. FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 2.083%B 2.100%
    Winner: GLM-5Δ 0
    FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4): Claude Haiku 4.5 scored 2.083%; GLM-5 scored 2.100%. GLM-5 wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricClaude Haiku 4.5GLM-5Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensClaude Haiku 4.5$1 input / $5 outputGLM-5$1 input / $3.2 outputGLM-5 has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondClaude Haiku 4.5Not availableGLM-574 tok/sA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenClaude Haiku 4.5Not availableGLM-51.64 sA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensClaude Haiku 4.5200KGLM-5200KListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkClaude Haiku 4.5GLM-5Result
JobBenchSource 16.0%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 56.2%Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource 57.7%Not comparable
QwenClawBenchSource 54.1%Not comparable
τ³-bench resultsSource 65.6%Not comparable
DeepPlanningSource 14.6%Not comparable
ToolathlonSource 38%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 31.1%Not comparable
MCP-TasksSource 60.8%Not comparable
WideResearchSource 69.8%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 98.2%Not comparable
CyberGymSource 43.2%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 14.5%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 50.99%Not comparable
CodingClaude Haiku 4.5 wins
BenchmarkClaude Haiku 4.5GLM-5Result
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 73.3%77.8%GLM-5 leads
SWE-bench Verified*Source 72.8%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 55.1%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource 73.3%Not comparable
SWE-RebenchSource 62.8%Not comparable
React Native EvalsSource 74.8%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 46.2%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkClaude Haiku 4.5GLM-5Result
LongBench v2Source 60.8%Not comparable
AI-NeedleSource 63.3%Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 63.3%Not comparable
CritPtSource 2.0%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkClaude Haiku 4.5GLM-5Result
GPQASource 86%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 86.0%Not comparable
SuperGPQASource 66.8%Not comparable
MMLU-ProSource 85.7%Not comparable
MMLU-Pro (Arcee)Source 85.8%Not comparable
HLESource 50.4%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 39.5%Not comparable
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 82.0%Not comparable
AA-HLESource 27.2%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 2.0%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 26.9%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 34.0%Not comparable
MathGLM-5 wins
BenchmarkClaude Haiku 4.5GLM-5Result
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 5.903%16.434%GLM-5 leads
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 2.083%2.100%GLM-5 leads
AIME26Source 95.8%Not comparable
AIME25 (Arcee)Source 93.3%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2025Source 97.5%Not comparable
HMMT Nov 2025Source 96.9%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source 86.4%Not comparable
MMAnswerBenchSource 82.5%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkClaude Haiku 4.5GLM-5Result
MMLU-ProXSource 83.1%Not comparable
NOVA-63Source 55.1%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkClaude Haiku 4.5GLM-5Result
Design Arena WebsiteSource 11521278GLM-5 leads
Inst. Following
BenchmarkClaude Haiku 4.5GLM-5Result
IFEvalSource 92.6%Not comparable
AA-IFBenchSource 72.3%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Which is better, Claude Haiku 4.5 or GLM-5?

GLM-5 is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 66.06 to 56.58. The biggest single separator in this matchup is FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3), where the scores are 5.903% and 16.434%.

Which is better for coding, Claude Haiku 4.5 or GLM-5?

Claude Haiku 4.5 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 73.3 versus 66.3. Inside this category, SWE-bench Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, Claude Haiku 4.5 or GLM-5?

GLM-5 has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 56.3 versus 4.9. Inside this category, FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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Last updated: July 22, 2026

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