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Model comparison

GLM-5 vs o1-pro

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 2 shared benchmark results across 1 category. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

Z.AI
65.29/100
Margin
20.3pts
← winning
OpenAI
45.03/100
0 category wins1 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GLM-5 #30 (Supported); o1-pro #148 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GLM-5 and o1-pro share 2 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 47 results are unique to GLM-5; 0 to o1-pro.

Updated July 24, 2026
Shared results
2
GLM-5 only
47
o1-pro only
0
Comparable categories
1 / 8

Pick GLM-5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. o1-pro only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority or you want the stronger reasoning-first profile.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 2 shared benchmark results across 1 evidence category; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

GLM-5 is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 65.29 to 45.03. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

o1-pro is also the more expensive model on tokens at $150.00 input / $600.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $1.00 input / $3.20 output per 1M tokens for GLM-5. That is roughly 187.5x on output cost alone. o1-pro is the reasoning model in the pair, while GLM-5 is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for GLM-5 and o1-pro
CategoryGLM-5Δo1-pro
KnowledgeGLM-566.4Margin 12.6o1-pro79.0
AgenticGLM-556.2MarginNo overlapo1-proNot measured
CodingGLM-566.3MarginNo overlapo1-proNot measured
ReasoningGLM-560.8MarginNo overlapo1-proNot measured
MathGLM-556.3MarginNo overlapo1-proNot measured
MultilingualGLM-583.1MarginNo overlapo1-proNot measured
Inst. FollowingGLM-592.6MarginNo overlapo1-proNot measured

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · GLM-5B · o1-pro
  1. GPQA

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 86%B 79%
    Winner: GLM-5Δ 7
    GPQA: GLM-5 scored 86%; o1-pro scored 79%. GLM-5 wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGLM-5o1-proComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGLM-5$1 input / $3.2 outputo1-pro$150 input / $600 outputGLM-5 has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGLM-574 tok/so1-proNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGLM-51.64 so1-proNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGLM-5200Ko1-pro200KListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGLM-5o1-proResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 56.2%Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource 57.7%Not comparable
QwenClawBenchSource 54.1%Not comparable
τ³-bench resultsSource 65.6%Not comparable
DeepPlanningSource 14.6%Not comparable
ToolathlonSource 38%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 31.1%Not comparable
MCP-TasksSource 60.8%Not comparable
WideResearchSource 69.8%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 98.2%Not comparable
CyberGymSource 43.2%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 14.5%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 50.99%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGLM-5o1-proResult
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 77.8%Not comparable
SWE-bench Verified*Source 72.8%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 55.1%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource 73.3%Not comparable
SWE-RebenchSource 62.8%Not comparable
React Native EvalsSource 74.8%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 46.2%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGLM-5o1-proResult
LongBench v2Source 60.8%Not comparable
AI-NeedleSource 63.3%Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 63.3%Not comparable
CritPtSource 2.0%Not comparable
Knowledgeo1-pro wins
BenchmarkGLM-5o1-proResult
GPQASource 86%79%GLM-5 leads
GPQA-DSource 86.0%Not comparable
SuperGPQASource 66.8%Not comparable
MMLU-ProSource 85.7%Not comparable
MMLU-Pro (Arcee)Source 85.8%Not comparable
HLESource 50.4%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 39.5%18.9%GLM-5 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 82.0%Not comparable
AA-HLESource 27.2%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 2.0%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 26.9%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 34.0%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkGLM-5o1-proResult
AIME26Source 95.8%Not comparable
AIME25 (Arcee)Source 93.3%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2025Source 97.5%Not comparable
HMMT Nov 2025Source 96.9%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source 86.4%Not comparable
MMAnswerBenchSource 82.5%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 16.434%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 2.100%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkGLM-5o1-proResult
MMLU-ProXSource 83.1%Not comparable
NOVA-63Source 55.1%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGLM-5o1-proResult
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1278Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGLM-5o1-proResult
IFEvalSource 92.6%Not comparable
AA-IFBenchSource 72.3%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, GLM-5 or o1-pro?

GLM-5 is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 65.29 to 45.03. The biggest single separator in this matchup is GPQA, where the scores are 86% and 79%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GLM-5 or o1-pro?

o1-pro has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 79 versus 66.4. Inside this category, Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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Last updated: July 24, 2026