Claude Sonnet 5 vs GLM-5
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 | Z.ai GLM-5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Anthropic | Z.ai |
| Release date | Jun 30 2026 | Feb 12 2026 |
| Access | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | — | 744B |
| Benchmarks | ||
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. | 63.2% | — |
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. | — | 77.8% |
Multilingual coding SWE-Bench MultilingualLike SWE-Bench, but the coding problems span many programming languages, not just one. Tests how broadly the AI can code. Higher is better. | — | 73.3% |
Agentic coding CursorBench v3.1Cursor's own test of harder, real-world coding tasks inside a code editor. Higher is better. | 61.2% | — |
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. | 80.4% | — |
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. | — | 56.2% |
Web browsing BrowseCompCan the AI browse the web and track down hard-to-find answers? Higher is better. | — | 75.9% |
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. | 43.2% | — |
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. | 57.4%Best | 50.4% |
Science GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | — | 86% |
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. | 81.2% | — |
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. | 1618 | — |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | GLM-5 shipped 138 days before Claude Sonnet 5 | |
Which is better: Claude Sonnet 5 or GLM-5?
Claude Sonnet 5 leads GLM-5 on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (Humanity's Last Exam). GLM-5 shipped 138 days before Claude Sonnet 5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Claude Sonnet 5 is proprietary, while GLM-5 is open weight.
On Humanity's Last Exam · with tools, Claude Sonnet 5 leads at 57.4% vs GLM-5 at 50.4%.
Frequently asked questions
Claude Sonnet 5 was released by Anthropic on Jun 30 2026.
GLM-5 was released by Z.ai on Feb 12 2026.
Claude Sonnet 5 leads on Humanity's Last Exam · with tools — Claude Sonnet 5 57.4% vs GLM-5 50.4%.
Claude Sonnet 5 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. GLM-5 is an open weight model released by Z.ai.
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