Qwen3-Coder-NextvsGLM-5
Qwen3-Coder-Next | GLM-5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | 80B | 744B |
Context window | 256k | — |
| 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. | — | 28% |
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. | 44.3% | — |
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. | 70.6% | 77.8%Best |
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. | 62.8% | 73.3%Best |
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. | 36.2% | 56.2%Best |
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 · 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. | — | 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% |
Community preference (code) Arena Elo (Code)Like the text arena, but people vote on which AI writes better code. The votes become a chess-style Elo rating on arena.ai. Higher is better. | — | 1435 |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Qwen | Z.ai |
| Release date | Feb 3 2026 | Feb 12 2026 |
| Access | Open Weight | Open Weight |
Which is better: Qwen3-Coder-Next or GLM-5?
GLM-5 leads Qwen3-Coder-Next on 3 of the 3 benchmarks they both report (SWE-Bench Verified, SWE-Bench Multilingual, Terminal-Bench 2.0). Qwen3-Coder-Next shipped 9 days before GLM-5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Qwen3-Coder-Next has 80B parameters, while GLM-5 has 744B.
On SWE-Bench Verified, GLM-5 leads at 77.8% vs Qwen3-Coder-Next at 70.6%. On SWE-Bench Multilingual, GLM-5 leads at 73.3% vs Qwen3-Coder-Next at 62.8%. On Terminal-Bench 2.0, GLM-5 leads at 56.2% vs Qwen3-Coder-Next at 36.2%.
Frequently asked questions
Qwen3-Coder-Next was released by Qwen on Feb 3 2026.
GLM-5 was released by Z.ai on Feb 12 2026.
GLM-5 leads on SWE-Bench Verified — Qwen3-Coder-Next 70.6% vs GLM-5 77.8%.
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