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Model comparison

Claude Opus 4.7 vs GLM-5

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 17 shared benchmark results across 7 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

71.63/100
Margin
5.6pts
← winning
Z.AI
65.98/100
0 category wins1 category wins

Verified leaderboard positions: Claude Opus 4.7 unranked; GLM-5 #15

BenchAlign evidence: Claude Opus 4.7 supported; GLM-5 supported. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Claude Opus 4.7 and GLM-5 share 17 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 5 results are unique to Claude Opus 4.7; 33 to GLM-5.

Updated July 15, 2026
Shared results
17
Claude Opus 4.7 only
5
GLM-5 only
33
Comparable categories
1 / 8

Pick Claude Opus 4.7 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. GLM-5 only becomes the better choice if mathematics is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 17 shared benchmark results across 7 evidence categories; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Claude Opus 4.7 is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 69 to 63. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

Claude Opus 4.7 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $5.00 input / $25.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $1.00 input / $3.20 output per 1M tokens for GLM-5. That is roughly 7.8x on output cost alone. Claude Opus 4.7 gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 200K 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 Opus 4.7 and GLM-5
CategoryClaude Opus 4.7ΔGLM-5
MathClaude Opus 4.738.6Margin 17.7GLM-556.3
AgenticClaude Opus 4.7Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-556.2
CodingClaude Opus 4.7Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-566.3
ReasoningClaude Opus 4.7Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-560.8
KnowledgeClaude Opus 4.7Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-566.6
MultilingualClaude Opus 4.7Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-583.1
Inst. FollowingClaude Opus 4.7Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-592.6

Decisive benchmark drivers

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

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A · Claude Opus 4.7B · GLM-5
  1. FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 43.793%B 16.434%
    Winner: Claude Opus 4.7Δ 27.4
    FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3): Claude Opus 4.7 scored 43.793%; GLM-5 scored 16.434%. Claude Opus 4.7 wins this benchmark.
  2. FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 22.917%B 2.100%
    Winner: Claude Opus 4.7Δ 20.8
    FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4): Claude Opus 4.7 scored 22.917%; GLM-5 scored 2.100%. Claude Opus 4.7 wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

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

MetricClaude Opus 4.7GLM-5Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensClaude Opus 4.7$5 input / $25 outputGLM-5$1 input / $3.2 outputGLM-5 has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondClaude Opus 4.7Not availableGLM-574 tok/sA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenClaude Opus 4.7Not availableGLM-51.64 sA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensClaude Opus 4.71MGLM-5200KClaude Opus 4.7 lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkClaude Opus 4.7GLM-5Result
τ²-bench resultsSource 74%98.2%GLM-5 leads
Gert LabsSource 65.59%50.99%Claude Opus 4.7 leads
ResearchClawBenchSource 20.7%Not comparable
OSWorld 2.0Source 13.9%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
CyberGymSource 43.2%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 14.5%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkClaude Opus 4.7GLM-5Result
Vibe Code BenchSource 71.00%Not comparable
React Native EvalsSource 82.8%74.8%Claude Opus 4.7 leads
Terminal-Bench HardSource 54.5%43.2%Claude Opus 4.7 leads
AA-SciCodeSource 50.1%46.2%Claude Opus 4.7 leads
FrontierCodeSource 38.5%Not comparable
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 77.8%Not comparable
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
Reasoning
BenchmarkClaude Opus 4.7GLM-5Result
AA-LCRSource 67.0%63.3%Claude Opus 4.7 leads
CritPtSource 5.1%2.0%Claude Opus 4.7 leads
LongBench v2Source 60.8%Not comparable
AI-NeedleSource 63.3%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkClaude Opus 4.7GLM-5Result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 42.7%39.5%Claude Opus 4.7 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 88.5%82.0%Claude Opus 4.7 leads
AA-HLESource 31.2%27.2%Claude Opus 4.7 leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 14.2%2.0%Claude Opus 4.7 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 43.5%26.9%Claude Opus 4.7 leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 51.9%34.0%GLM-5 leads
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
MathGLM-5 wins
BenchmarkClaude Opus 4.7GLM-5Result
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 43.793%16.434%Claude Opus 4.7 leads
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 22.917%2.100%Claude Opus 4.7 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 Opus 4.7GLM-5Result
MMLU-ProXSource 83.1%Not comparable
NOVA-63Source 55.1%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkClaude Opus 4.7GLM-5Result
AA-MMMU-ProSource 76.4%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 13281282Claude Opus 4.7 leads
Inst. Following
BenchmarkClaude Opus 4.7GLM-5Result
AA-IFBenchSource 43.6%72.3%GLM-5 leads
IFEvalSource 92.6%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, Claude Opus 4.7 or GLM-5?

Claude Opus 4.7 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 69 to 63. The biggest single separator in this matchup is FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3), where the scores are 43.793% and 16.434%.

Which is better for math, Claude Opus 4.7 or GLM-5?

GLM-5 has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 56.3 versus 38.6. 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 15, 2026

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