Model comparison

GLM-4.7-Flash vs Grok 4.7

Grok 4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.6 to 38.4 on the Noometry Index. GLM-4.7-Flash costs 21× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok 4.7's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.

GLM-4.7-Flash Z.ai (Zhipu)

38.4

Rank #175 Confirmed

Grok 4.7 xAI

46.6

Rank #56 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.7-Flash scores higher in 0 categories and Grok 4.7 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 4.7 leads 70.1 to 47.7.
  • GLM-4.7-Flash is cheaper at $0.06 / $0.40 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Grok 4.7.
  • Grok 4.7 accepts more context: 500K tokens versus 200K.
  • GLM-4.7-Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GLM-4.7-Flash and Grok 4.7 specifications
GLM-4.7-FlashGrok 4.7
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)xAI
Noometry Index38.446.6
Released2026-01-192026-09-21
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window200K500K
Max output131K500K
Input $ / M tokens$0.06$2
Output $ / M tokens$0.40$6
Results tracked2121

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Category by category

Coding Grok 4.7 leads

GLM-4.7-Flash: 40.0 (#133), Grok 4.7: 55.0 (#23)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7-FlashGrok 4.7
LMArena Coding13831423
CursorBench—46.3%
LMArena WebDev—1636
FrontierSWE—29.5%
SciCode—57.4%

Reasoning Grok 4.7 leads

GLM-4.7-Flash: 20.2 (#224), Grok 4.7: 40.1 (#49)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7-FlashGrok 4.7
LMArena Hard Prompts13561409
NYT Connections (extended)—76.8%
CritPt—17.7%
Chess Puzzles0%—

Math Grok 4.7 leads

GLM-4.7-Flash: 34.4 (#159), Grok 4.7: 41.1 (#73)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7-FlashGrok 4.7
LMArena Math13541393
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202558.3%—
ProofBench—34%

Knowledge Grok 4.7 leads

GLM-4.7-Flash: 35.4 (#177), Grok 4.7: 38.7 (#130)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7-FlashGrok 4.7
LMArena Expert13571413
GPQA Diamond60.5%—
Vectara Hallucination Rate9.3%—

Multimodal Not comparable

GLM-4.7-Flash: —, Grok 4.7: 28.8 (#107)

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7-FlashGrok 4.7
Furniture Assembly—20.8%

Multilingual Grok 4.7 leads

GLM-4.7-Flash: 46.8 (#152), Grok 4.7: 51.2 (#108)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7-FlashGrok 4.7
LMArena Non-English13311392
LMArena Chinese14031476
LMArena Russian13331396
LMArena French1332—
LMArena German1336—
LMArena Korean1284—
LMArena Spanish1351—

Instruction Following Grok 4.7 leads

GLM-4.7-Flash: 70.3 (#162), Grok 4.7: 74.3 (#98)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7-FlashGrok 4.7
LMArena Instruction Following13271406

Long Context Grok 4.7 leads

GLM-4.7-Flash: 40.9 (#143), Grok 4.7: 43.2 (#97)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7-FlashGrok 4.7
LMArena Longer Query13451416

Writing & Preference Grok 4.7 leads

GLM-4.7-Flash: 47.7 (#206), Grok 4.7: 70.1 (#23)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7-FlashGrok 4.7
LMArena Text13511397
LMArena Creative Writing12971391
EQ-Bench Creative Writing11252007
LMArena Multi-Turn13421389

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-4.7-Flash better than Grok 4.7?

Grok 4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.6 to 38.4 on the Noometry Index. GLM-4.7-Flash costs 21× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok 4.7's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, GLM-4.7-Flash or Grok 4.7?

GLM-4.7-Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens; Grok 4.7 lists at $2 and $6.

Is GLM-4.7-Flash or Grok 4.7 better for coding?

Grok 4.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 55.0 versus 40.0 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Grok 4.7 does, with 500K tokens against 200K.

How many benchmarks do GLM-4.7-Flash and Grok 4.7 share?

13 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.7-Flash has 21 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.7 has 21.

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