# Gemma 4 31B vs GLM-5

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemma 4 31B and GLM-5 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-4-31b-vs-glm-5
- Last updated: October 17, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 6
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

GLM-5 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- GLM-5 has the higher overall point estimate 54.84 to 39.89. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 19.7 for Gemma 4 31B and 41.5 for GLM-5.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-Rebench in Coding, with scores of 41.6% and 62.8%.
- Gemma 4 31B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Gemma 4 31B also has the larger context window at 256K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemma 4 31B | GLM-5 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Z.AI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 200K |
| Overall Score | 39.89 | 54.84 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 38 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $1.00 / $3.20 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 19.7 (Estimated · #109/128)
- GLM-5 public-lane score: 41.5 (Estimated · #63/128)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | GLM-5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | 35.26% | 50.99% | GLM-5 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 56.2% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 62% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 50.4% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 57.7% | Coming soon |
| QwenClawBench | Coming soon | 54.1% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 65.6% | Coming soon |
| DeepPlanning | Coming soon | 14.6% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | Coming soon | 38% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 31.1% | Coming soon |
| MCP-Tasks | Coming soon | 60.8% | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | Coming soon | 69.8% | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | Coming soon | 43.2% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 31.7 (Supported · #89/150)
- GLM-5 public-lane score: 38 (Estimated · #70/150)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | GLM-5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 80.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-Rebench | 41.6% | 62.8% | GLM-5 |
| React Native Evals | 75.2% | 74.8% | Gemma 4 31B |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 77.8% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified* | Coming soon | 72.8% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 55.1% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 73.3% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 35.9% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 56.2% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 66.6 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- GLM-5 public-lane score: 70.9 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | GLM-5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | 66.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 60.8% | Coming soon |
| AI-Needle | Coming soon | 63.3% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 74.3 (#26/54)
- GLM-5 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | GLM-5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 76.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 40.9 (Supported · #114/184)
- GLM-5 public-lane score: 50.4 (Estimated · #79/184)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | GLM-5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 84.3% | 86% | GLM-5 |
| MMLU-Pro | 85.2% | 85.7% | GLM-5 |
| HLE | 26.5% | 30.5% | GLM-5 |
| HLE w/o tools | 19.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 86.0% | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 66.8% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Arcee) | Coming soon | 85.8% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: Coming soon
- GLM-5 public-lane score: 89.5 (#6/17)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | GLM-5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 83.1% | Coming soon |
| NOVA-63 | Coming soon | 55.1% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 92.9 (#15/148)
- GLM-5 public-lane score: 88.6 (#35/148)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | GLM-5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 92.6% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: Coming soon
- GLM-5 public-lane score: 83 (Unranked · 6 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | GLM-5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 95.8% | Coming soon |
| AIME25 (Arcee) | Coming soon | 93.3% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2025 | Coming soon | 97.5% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Nov 2025 | Coming soon | 96.9% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 86.4% | Coming soon |
| MMAnswerBench | Coming soon | 82.5% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemma 4 31B or GLM-5?

GLM-5 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemma 4 31B and GLM-5?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 19.7 for Gemma 4 31B and 41.5 for GLM-5.

### How many benchmarks does Gemma 4 31B cover on BenchLM?

Gemma 4 31B currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does GLM-5 cover on BenchLM?

GLM-5 currently has 38 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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