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GPT-5-Codex vs GLM-4

OpenAI
GPT-5-Codex
Z.ai
GLM-4
Overview
CompanyOpenAIZ.ai
Release dateSep 15 2025Jan 16 2024
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
39%
Timeline
Release gapGLM-4 shipped 608 days before GPT-5-Codex

Which is better: GPT-5-Codex or GLM-4?

GPT-5-Codex and GLM-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GLM-4 shipped 608 days before GPT-5-Codex, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — GPT-5-Codex and GLM-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

GPT-5-Codex was released by OpenAI on Sep 15 2025.

GLM-4 was released by Z.ai on Jan 16 2024.

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