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Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs GLM-5 (Reasoning)

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins overall with a score of 80 vs 75 (5 point difference).Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Claude Sonnet 4.6

CreatorAnthropic
TypeProprietary
Context1M
Score80

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

CreatorZhipu AI
TypeOpen Weight
Context200K
Score75

Knowledge

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

96

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

93

99
MMLU
96
97
GPQA
94
95
SuperGPQA
92
93
OpenBookQA
90

Coding

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

93

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

88

93
HumanEval
88

Mathematics

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

97.1

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

96.6

99
AIME 2023
98
99
AIME 2024
99
98
AIME 2025
98
95
HMMT Feb 2023
94
97
HMMT Feb 2024
96
96
HMMT Feb 2025
95
96
BRUMO 2025
96

Reasoning

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

94

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

91

95
SimpleQA
92
93
MuSR
90

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GLM-5 (Reasoning)?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores higher overall with 80 vs 75, a difference of 5 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GLM-5 (Reasoning)?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 96 vs 93.

Which is better for coding, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GLM-5 (Reasoning)?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in coding with an average score of 93 vs 88.

Which is better for math, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GLM-5 (Reasoning)?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in math with an average score of 97.1 vs 96.6.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GLM-5 (Reasoning)?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in reasoning with an average score of 94 vs 91.

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