Agentic
Directional only- Composer 2
- 61.7
- GLM-4.7
- 45.7
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Model comparison
Composer 2 vs GLM-4.7
Updated August 7, 2026. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty. They are not guarantees for a specific workload.
At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner.
2 results are shared. Category rows based on different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
Which one for your work
Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.
No workload recommendation clears the current evidence threshold.
Use the matched evidence, workload costs, and sourced specifications below instead of treating a point score as a universal answer.
Show secondary and unsupported calls
Coding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
The category averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so they are directional rather than like-for-like.
Confidence: limited
Agentic work
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Not enough matched evidence
The category averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so they are directional rather than like-for-like.
Confidence: limited
Long documents
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
No clear pick
The documented context windows are equal.
Confidence: documented
Chat turn cost
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
Cache-heavy agent loop cost
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
The page does not recommend a cost winner because at least one model cannot fit the stated workload in one request. Composer 2 does not fit this workload in one request. GLM-4.7 does not fit this workload in one request. Composer 2 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate. GLM-4.7 has no comparable published API token rate.
Confidence: rate-fallback
Repository review cost
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
What is actually comparable
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
3 Composer 2 only
2 Shared
11 GLM-4.7 only
- Shared results
- 2
- Composer 2 only
- 3
- GLM-4.7 only
- 11
- Like-for-like categories
- 0 / 8
2 categories use different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.
Category results, on a stated basis
Each row states whether both averages use the same weighted benchmark set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner in this template.
Coding
Directional only- Composer 2
- 58.0
- GLM-4.7
- 75.4
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 3 rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Reasoning
Not comparable- Composer 2
- Not measured
- GLM-4.7
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Knowledge
Not comparable- Composer 2
- Not measured
- GLM-4.7
- 51.8
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 3 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Composer 2
- Not measured
- GLM-4.7
- 1.8
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- Composer 2
- Not measured
- GLM-4.7
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- Composer 2
- Not measured
- GLM-4.7
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- Composer 2
- Not measured
- GLM-4.7
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Composer 2 | GLM-4.7 | Weighted basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 61.7 | 45.7 | Directional only1 vs 2 rows | Directional only |
| Coding | 58.0 | 75.4 | Directional only1 vs 3 rows | Directional only |
| Reasoning | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Knowledge | Not measured | 51.8 | Not comparable0 vs 3 rows | Not comparable |
| Math | Not measured | 1.8 | Not comparable0 vs 2 rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Multimodal | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
Shape of the matched evidence
Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.
Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Agentic
SWE-Rebench
Coding
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.
Chat turn
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
- Composer 2
- $0.00175
- Fits in one request
- GLM-4.7
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
GLM-4.7 has no comparable published API token rate.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Composer 2
- $0.0325
- Fits in one request
- GLM-4.7
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
GLM-4.7 has no comparable published API token rate.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- Composer 2
- $0.135
- Does not fit in one request
- Cached input priced at the published list-input rate
- GLM-4.7
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Does not fit in one request
- Cached-input rate unavailable
Composer 2 does not fit this workload in one request. GLM-4.7 does not fit this workload in one request. Composer 2 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate. GLM-4.7 has no comparable published API token rate.
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
SpecificationComposer 2GLM-4.7
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Composer 2
200K
GLM-4.7
200K
API model ID
Composer 2
Not sourced
GLM-4.7
Not sourced
Cached-input rate
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Composer 2
Not published
GLM-4.7
No comparable hosted API rate
Documented inputs
Composer 2
Not sourced
GLM-4.7
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Composer 2
Not sourced
GLM-4.7
Not sourced
Provider availability
Composer 2
Not sourced
GLM-4.7
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
Composer 2
Reasoning
GLM-4.7
Reasoning
Weight access
Composer 2
Proprietary
GLM-4.7
Open Weight
License
Composer 2
Proprietary
GLM-4.7
Open Weight
Release date
Composer 2
2026-03-19
GLM-4.7
2025-10-01
If you already use one of these models
- Deployment change
- The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
- Quality signal
- At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner.
- Workload cost
- A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
- Context tradeoff
- Both models list 200K.
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.
Benchmark evidence
The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.
Browse raw public benchmark evidence16 rows
Agentic
Coding
SWE Multilingual
Composer 273.7%SourceGLM-4.7—Not directly comparable
SWE-Rebench
Shared sourceComposer 258%GLM-4.758.7%GLM-4.7 leads this result
React Native Evals
Composer 296.1%SourceGLM-4.7—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Composer 261.7%SourceGLM-4.7—Not directly comparable
SWE-bench Verified
Composer 2—GLM-4.773.8%SourceNot directly comparable
LiveCodeBench
Composer 2—GLM-4.784.9%SourceNot directly comparable
Knowledge
Math
Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Composer 2 or GLM-4.7?
At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.
Which is better for coding, Composer 2 or GLM-4.7?
The current coding averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so BenchLM does not name a winner from them. Read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Composer 2 or GLM-4.7?
The current agentic tasks averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so BenchLM does not name a winner from them. Read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
Which costs less, Composer 2 or GLM-4.7?
Both models do not have comparable published API token rates, so this page does not name a universal price winner.
Which has the larger context window, Composer 2 or GLM-4.7?
Both models list the same context window, 200K.
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Last updated August 7, 2026
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