# DeepSeek V3 vs GLM-4.7

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek V3 and GLM-4.7 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-v3-vs-glm-4-7
- Last updated: September 29, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Pick GLM-4.7 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. DeepSeek V3 only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- GLM-4.7 leads overall 49.09 to 31.86.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 38.2 for DeepSeek V3 and 81.4 for GLM-4.7.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is LiveCodeBench in Coding, with scores of 37.6% and 84.9%.
- GLM-4.7 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- GLM-4.7 also has the larger context window at 200K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek V3 | GLM-4.7 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | Z.AI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 200K |
| Overall Score | 31.86 | 49.09 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 6 | 17 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.27 / $1.10 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 12.1 (Estimated · #113/117)
- GLM-4.7 public-lane score: 27.5 (Estimated · #88/117)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | GLM-4.7 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 41% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 52% | Coming soon |
| VITA-Bench | Coming soon | 15.5% | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 39.95% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 18.6 (Estimated · #131/143)
- GLM-4.7 public-lane score: 39.4 (Supported · #63/143)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | GLM-4.7 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench | 37.6% | 84.9% | GLM-4.7 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 42% | 73.8% | GLM-4.7 |
| SWE-Rebench | Coming soon | 58.7% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 82.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 69.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 42.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- GLM-4.7 public-lane score: 71.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 30.2 (Estimated · #140/169)
- GLM-4.7 public-lane score: 40.5 (Supported · #98/169)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | GLM-4.7 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 59.1% | 85.7% | GLM-4.7 |
| MMLU-Pro | 75.9% | 84.3% | GLM-4.7 |
| HLE | Coming soon | 24.8% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 80.1% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 82.7% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 38.2 (#103/124)
- GLM-4.7 public-lane score: 81.4 (#51/124)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | GLM-4.7 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 86.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 26 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- GLM-4.7 public-lane score: 25.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | GLM-4.7 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 1.724% | 2.439% | GLM-4.7 |
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 95.7% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | Coming soon | 0.000% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, DeepSeek V3 or GLM-4.7?

GLM-4.7 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between DeepSeek V3 and GLM-4.7?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 38.2 for DeepSeek V3 and 81.4 for GLM-4.7.

### How many benchmarks does DeepSeek V3 cover on BenchLM?

DeepSeek V3 currently has 6 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does GLM-4.7 cover on BenchLM?

GLM-4.7 currently has 17 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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