GLM-5 (Reasoning) vs Qwen2.5-72B

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

Quick Verdict

GLM-5 (Reasoning) wins overall with a score of 75 vs 65 (10 point difference).GLM-5 (Reasoning) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

93

Qwen2.5-72B

80.8

96
MMLU
83
94
GPQA
82
92
SuperGPQA
80
90
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

88

Qwen2.5-72B

75

88
HumanEval
75

Mathematics

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

96.6

Qwen2.5-72B

83

98
AIME 2023
84
99
AIME 2024
86
98
AIME 2025
85
94
HMMT Feb 2023
80
96
HMMT Feb 2024
82
95
HMMT Feb 2025
81
96
BRUMO 2025
83

Reasoning

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

91

Qwen2.5-72B

79

92
SimpleQA
80
90
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GLM-5 (Reasoning) or Qwen2.5-72B?

GLM-5 (Reasoning) scores higher overall with 75 vs 65, a difference of 10 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GLM-5 (Reasoning) or Qwen2.5-72B?

GLM-5 (Reasoning) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 93 vs 80.8.

Which is better for coding, GLM-5 (Reasoning) or Qwen2.5-72B?

GLM-5 (Reasoning) leads in coding with an average score of 88 vs 75.

Which is better for math, GLM-5 (Reasoning) or Qwen2.5-72B?

GLM-5 (Reasoning) leads in math with an average score of 96.6 vs 83.

Which is better for reasoning, GLM-5 (Reasoning) or Qwen2.5-72B?

GLM-5 (Reasoning) leads in reasoning with an average score of 91 vs 79.