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Model comparison

GLM-5 vs o3

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 14 shared benchmark results across 7 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

Z.AI
66.06/100
Margin
18.2pts
← winning
OpenAI
47.89/100
1 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GLM-5 #28 (Supported); o3 #131 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GLM-5 and o3 share 14 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 35 results are unique to GLM-5; 2 to o3.

Updated July 20, 2026
Shared results
14
GLM-5 only
35
o3 only
2
Comparable categories
1 / 8

Pick GLM-5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. o3 only becomes the better choice if you want the stronger reasoning-first profile.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 14 shared benchmark results across 7 evidence categories; 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, 66.06 to 47.89. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GLM-5's sharpest advantage is in mathematics, where it averages 56.3 against 14.5. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3), 16.434% to 18.685%.

o3 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $2.00 input / $8.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $1.00 input / $3.20 output per 1M tokens for GLM-5. That is roughly 2.5x on output cost alone. o3 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 o3
CategoryGLM-5Δo3
MathGLM-556.3Margin 41.8o314.5
AgenticGLM-556.2MarginNo overlapo3Not measured
CodingGLM-566.3MarginNo overlapo3Not measured
ReasoningGLM-560.8MarginNo overlapo3Not measured
KnowledgeGLM-566.4MarginNo overlapo3Not measured
MultilingualGLM-583.1MarginNo overlapo3Not measured
Inst. FollowingGLM-592.6MarginNo overlapo3Not measured

Decisive benchmark drivers

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

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A · GLM-5B · o3
  1. FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 16.434%B 18.685%
    Winner: o3Δ 2.3
    FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3): GLM-5 scored 16.434%; o3 scored 18.685%. o3 wins this benchmark.
  2. FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 2.100%B 2.083%
    Winner: GLM-5Δ 0
    FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4): GLM-5 scored 2.100%; o3 scored 2.083%. GLM-5 wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

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

MetricGLM-5o3Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGLM-5$1 input / $3.2 outputo3$2 input / $8 outputGLM-5 has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGLM-574 tok/so3118 tok/so3 has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGLM-51.64 so35.38 sGLM-5 reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGLM-5200Ko3200KListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGLM-5o3Result
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%80.7%GLM-5 leads
CyberGymSource 43.2%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 14.5%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 50.99%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGLM-5o3Result
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%41.0%GLM-5 leads
Reasoning
BenchmarkGLM-5o3Result
LongBench v2Source 60.8%Not comparable
AI-NeedleSource 63.3%Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 63.3%69.3%o3 leads
CritPtSource 2.0%1.1%GLM-5 leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGLM-5o3Result
GPQASource 86%Not comparable
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%30.4%GLM-5 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 82.0%82.7%o3 leads
AA-HLESource 27.2%20.0%GLM-5 leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 2.0%-15.3%GLM-5 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 26.9%38.4%o3 leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 34.0%87.1%GLM-5 leads
MathGLM-5 wins
BenchmarkGLM-5o3Result
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%18.685%o3 leads
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 2.100%2.083%GLM-5 leads
AA MATH-500Source 99.2%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkGLM-5o3Result
MMLU-ProXSource 83.1%Not comparable
NOVA-63Source 55.1%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGLM-5o3Result
Design Arena WebsiteSource 12801069GLM-5 leads
AA-MMMU-ProSource 70.1%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGLM-5o3Result
IFEvalSource 92.6%Not comparable
AA-IFBenchSource 72.3%71.4%GLM-5 leads
Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, GLM-5 or o3?

GLM-5 is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 66.06 to 47.89. The biggest single separator in this matchup is FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3), where the scores are 16.434% and 18.685%.

Which is better for math, GLM-5 or o3?

GLM-5 has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 56.3 versus 14.5. Inside this category, FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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Last updated: July 20, 2026

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