Claude Opus 4.8 vs GLM-4.7
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.8 | Z.ai GLM-4.7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Anthropic | Z.ai |
| Release date | May 28 2026 | Dec 22 2025 |
| Access | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Specifications | ||
Context window | 1M | 128k |
| Benchmarks | ||
Nonsense detection BullshitBench v2Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | 95% | — |
Agentic coding SWE-Bench ProCan the AI fix real bugs in real software? It's handed actual problems from open-source projects and has to write code that genuinely solves them. Higher is better. | 69.2% | — |
Coding SWE-Bench VerifiedReal coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | — | 73.8% |
Agentic terminal coding Terminal-Bench 2.1Can the AI work in a command-line terminal — running commands and finishing technical setup tasks the way a developer would? Higher is better. | 74.6% | — |
Agentic terminal coding Terminal-Bench 2.0Can the AI work in a command-line terminal — running commands and finishing technical setup tasks the way a developer would? (Version 2.0 of the test.) Higher is better. | — | 41% |
Web browsing BrowseCompCan the AI browse the web and track down hard-to-find answers? Higher is better. | — | 52% |
Multidisciplinary reasoning Humanity's Last Exam · no toolsHumanity's Last Exam — extremely hard expert questions across many subjects, written so you can't just look up the answer. “No tools” means the AI answers on its own. Higher is better. | 49.8%Best | 24.8% |
Multidisciplinary reasoning Humanity's Last Exam · with toolsHumanity's Last Exam — extremely hard expert questions across many subjects. “With tools” means the AI is allowed to search the web or run code while answering. Higher is better. | 57.9%Best | 42.8% |
Science GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | — | 85.7% |
Agentic computer use OSWorld-VerifiedCan the AI actually operate a computer — clicking, typing, and using real apps — to finish tasks on its own? Higher is better. | 83.4% | — |
Agentic financial analysis Finance Agent v2Tests the AI on real financial-analysis work, like digging through reports and making sound decisions. Higher is better. | 53.9% | — |
Knowledge work GDPval-AAMeasures how well the AI does economically valuable knowledge work, judged against human experts. Shown as a rating (like a chess Elo) — higher is better. | 1890 | — |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | GLM-4.7 shipped 157 days before Claude Opus 4.8 | |
Which is better: Claude Opus 4.8 or GLM-4.7?
Claude Opus 4.8 leads GLM-4.7 on 2 of the 2 benchmarks they both report (Humanity's Last Exam). GLM-4.7 shipped 157 days before Claude Opus 4.8, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Context windows are 1M (Claude Opus 4.8) vs 128k (GLM-4.7). Claude Opus 4.8 is proprietary, while GLM-4.7 is open weight.
On Humanity's Last Exam · no tools, Claude Opus 4.8 leads at 49.8% vs GLM-4.7 at 24.8%. On Humanity's Last Exam · with tools, Claude Opus 4.8 leads at 57.9% vs GLM-4.7 at 42.8%.
Frequently asked questions
Claude Opus 4.8 was released by Anthropic on May 28 2026.
GLM-4.7 was released by Z.ai on Dec 22 2025.
Claude Opus 4.8 leads on Humanity's Last Exam · no tools — Claude Opus 4.8 49.8% vs GLM-4.7 24.8%.
Claude Opus 4.8 has a 1M context window; GLM-4.7 has 128k.
Claude Opus 4.8 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. GLM-4.7 is an open weight model released by Z.ai.