GLM-5 vs Qwen2.5-72B

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

Quick Verdict

GLM-5 wins overall with a score of 68 vs 65 (3 point difference).GLM-5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GLM-5

GLM-5

85

Qwen2.5-72B

80.8

88
MMLU
83
86
GPQA
82
84
SuperGPQA
80
82
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

GLM-5

GLM-5

80

Qwen2.5-72B

75

80
HumanEval
75

Mathematics

GLM-5

GLM-5

87

Qwen2.5-72B

83

88
AIME 2023
84
90
AIME 2024
86
89
AIME 2025
85
84
HMMT Feb 2023
80
86
HMMT Feb 2024
82
85
HMMT Feb 2025
81
87
BRUMO 2025
83

Reasoning

GLM-5

GLM-5

83

Qwen2.5-72B

79

84
SimpleQA
80
82
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

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

GLM-5 scores higher overall with 68 vs 65, a difference of 3 points across all benchmarks.

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

GLM-5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 85 vs 80.8.

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

GLM-5 leads in coding with an average score of 80 vs 75.

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

GLM-5 leads in math with an average score of 87 vs 83.

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

GLM-5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 83 vs 79.