DeepSeek-R1 vs GLM-4.5

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek-R1 wins overall with a score of 35 vs 28 (7 point difference).DeepSeek-R1 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

GLM-4.5

34.8

44
MMLU
37
43
GPQA
36
41
SuperGPQA
34
39
OpenBookQA
32

Coding

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

36

GLM-4.5

29

36
HumanEval
29

Mathematics

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

43

GLM-4.5

36

44
AIME 2023
37
46
AIME 2024
39
45
AIME 2025
38
40
HMMT Feb 2023
33
42
HMMT Feb 2024
35
41
HMMT Feb 2025
34
43
BRUMO 2025
36

Reasoning

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41

GLM-4.5

34

42
SimpleQA
35
40
MuSR
33

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or GLM-4.5?

DeepSeek-R1 scores higher overall with 35 vs 28, a difference of 7 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or GLM-4.5?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 41.8 vs 34.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or GLM-4.5?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in coding with an average score of 36 vs 29.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or GLM-4.5?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in math with an average score of 43 vs 36.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or GLM-4.5?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in reasoning with an average score of 41 vs 34.