GLM-5 vs Llama 3.1 405B

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

Quick Verdict

GLM-5 wins overall with a score of 68 vs 58 (10 point difference).GLM-5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GLM-5

GLM-5

85

Llama 3.1 405B

68.5

88
MMLU
70
86
GPQA
70
84
SuperGPQA
68
82
OpenBookQA
66

Coding

GLM-5

GLM-5

80

Llama 3.1 405B

62

80
HumanEval
62

Mathematics

GLM-5

GLM-5

87

Llama 3.1 405B

69

88
AIME 2023
70
90
AIME 2024
72
89
AIME 2025
71
84
HMMT Feb 2023
66
86
HMMT Feb 2024
68
85
HMMT Feb 2025
67
87
BRUMO 2025
69

Reasoning

GLM-5

GLM-5

83

Llama 3.1 405B

67

84
SimpleQA
68
82
MuSR
66

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GLM-5 or Llama 3.1 405B?

GLM-5 scores higher overall with 68 vs 58, a difference of 10 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GLM-5 or Llama 3.1 405B?

GLM-5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 85 vs 68.5.

Which is better for coding, GLM-5 or Llama 3.1 405B?

GLM-5 leads in coding with an average score of 80 vs 62.

Which is better for math, GLM-5 or Llama 3.1 405B?

GLM-5 leads in math with an average score of 87 vs 69.

Which is better for reasoning, GLM-5 or Llama 3.1 405B?

GLM-5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 83 vs 67.