# GLM-4.7 vs Granite 4.2 8B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-4.7 and Granite 4.2 8B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-4-7-vs-granite-4-2-8b
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

GLM-4.7 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- GLM-4.7 has the higher overall point estimate 48.84 to 33.4. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in coding, where the averages are 37.3 for GLM-4.7 and 17.2 for Granite 4.2 8B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench Verified in Coding, with scores of 73.8% and 47.7%.
- GLM-4.7 also has the larger context window at 200K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GLM-4.7 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | IBM |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 200K | 128K |
| Overall Score | 48.84 | 33.4 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 17 | 14 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-4.7 public-lane score: 32.2 (Estimated · #90/127)
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 15.7 (Estimated · #113/127)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 41% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 52% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VITA-Bench | 15.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 39.95% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 20.6% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 58.1% | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | Coming soon | 52.4% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-4.7 public-lane score: 37.3 (Supported · #72/150)
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 17.2 (Estimated · #125/150)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 73.8% | 47.7% | GLM-4.7 |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 84.9% | 73.2% | GLM-4.7 |
| SWE-Rebench | 58.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 41.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 82.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 69.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 19.1% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 30.8% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 20.6% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 36.1% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-4.7 public-lane score: 74.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 56.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: GLM-4.7
- GLM-4.7 public-lane score: 44.3 (Supported · #100/184)
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 30.6 (Supported · #154/184)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 85.7% | 64.1% | GLM-4.7 |
| MMLU-Pro | 84.3% | 74.0% | GLM-4.7 |
| HLE | 24.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 80.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 82.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-4.7 public-lane score: 82.8 (#52/146)
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 86.5 (#41/146)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 79.3% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-4.7 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | 95.7% | 86.7% | GLM-4.7 |
| HMMT Feb 2025 | 97.1% | 78.3% | GLM-4.7 |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GLM-4.7 or Granite 4.2 8B?

GLM-4.7 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between GLM-4.7 and Granite 4.2 8B?

The widest category gap is in coding, where the averages are 37.3 for GLM-4.7 and 17.2 for Granite 4.2 8B.

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

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

### How many benchmarks does Granite 4.2 8B cover on BenchLM?

Granite 4.2 8B currently has 14 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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