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Claude 1 vs GLM-4.5-Air

Anthropic
Claude 1
Z.ai
GLM-4.5-Air
Overview
CompanyAnthropicZ.ai
Release dateMar 14 2023Jul 28 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
106B
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
59.8%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 1 shipped 867 days before GLM-4.5-Air

Which is better: Claude 1 or GLM-4.5-Air?

Claude 1 and GLM-4.5-Air don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 1 shipped 867 days before GLM-4.5-Air, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude 1 is proprietary, while GLM-4.5-Air is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 1 and GLM-4.5-Air don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude 1 was released by Anthropic on Mar 14 2023.

GLM-4.5-Air was released by Z.ai on Jul 28 2025.

Claude 1 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. GLM-4.5-Air is an open weight model released by Z.ai.

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