Model comparison

GLM-4.7 vs GLM-5.3

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 42.0 on the Noometry Index. GLM-4.7 costs 2.1× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5.3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 29 shared benchmarks.

GLM-4.7 Z.ai (Zhipu)

42.0

Rank #124 Confirmed

GLM-5.3 Z.ai (Zhipu)

54.8

Rank #26 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 29 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.7 scores higher in 0 categories and GLM-5.3 in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where GLM-5.3 leads 62.3 to 38.6.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is ProofBench: 6% for GLM-4.7 and 49% for GLM-5.3.
  • GLM-4.7 is cheaper at $0.60 / $2.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.40 / $4.40 for GLM-5.3.
  • GLM-5.3 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 205K.

Side by side

GLM-4.7 and GLM-5.3 specifications
GLM-4.7GLM-5.3
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)Z.ai (Zhipu)
Noometry Index42.054.8
Released2025-12-222026-08-14
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window205K1M
Max output131K131K
Input $ / M tokens$0.60$1.40
Output $ / M tokens$2.20$4.40
Results tracked3642

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-4.7: 44.0 (#79), GLM-5.3: 59.5 (#14)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7GLM-5.3
LMArena WebDev14351622
SciCode45.1%59%
LMArena Coding14541496
ALE-Bench399.481,317
DeepSWE—69%
FrontierCode—40.1%
CursorBench—42.6%
FrontierSWE—30.2%
WeirdML—75.4%

Agentic & Tool Use GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-4.7: 26.5 (#103), GLM-5.3: 36.4 (#38)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7GLM-5.3
Vending-Bench 22,3778,164
Terminal-Bench33.4%—
APEX-Agents—56.6%

Reasoning GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-4.7: 24.3 (#164), GLM-5.3: 46.1 (#46)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7GLM-5.3
CritPt1.7%19.1%
Chess Puzzles6%21%
LMArena Hard Prompts14431489
Epoch Capabilities Index143.51155.61
SimpleBench47.7%—
NYT Connections (extended)—74.2%
Mystery Game Puzzles—33%
DTBench—87.7%
LMCA—55.5%
Bench to the Future 3—0.15

Math GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-4.7: 38.6 (#135), GLM-5.3: 62.3 (#33)

Knowledge GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-4.7: 47.0 (#80), GLM-5.3: 58.3 (#37)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7GLM-5.3
GPQA Diamond83.3%90.9%
SimpleQA Verified32.2%41%
LMArena Expert14241516
Vectara Hallucination Rate11.7%—

Multilingual GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-4.7: 52.8 (#79), GLM-5.3: 55.7 (#28)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7GLM-5.3
LMArena Non-English14171457
LMArena Chinese14951528
LMArena French14321499
LMArena German14241499
LMArena Japanese14391453
LMArena Korean13991472
LMArena Russian14231463
LMArena Spanish14341460

Instruction Following GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-4.7: 74.4 (#95), GLM-5.3: 77.5 (#23)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7GLM-5.3
LMArena Instruction Following14111477

Long Context GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-4.7: 42.8 (#116), GLM-5.3: 45.4 (#41)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7GLM-5.3
LMArena Longer Query14321482
CL-bench15.9%—
CL-bench Life10.9%—

Writing & Preference GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-4.7: 60.9 (#93), GLM-5.3: 75.7 (#6)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7GLM-5.3
LMArena Text14351471
LMArena Creative Writing14011457
EQ-Bench Creative Writing14132075
LMArena Multi-Turn14461472

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-4.7 better than GLM-5.3?

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 42.0 on the Noometry Index. GLM-4.7 costs 2.1× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5.3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, GLM-4.7 or GLM-5.3?

GLM-4.7 is cheaper. It lists at $0.60 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; GLM-5.3 lists at $1.40 and $4.40.

Is GLM-4.7 or GLM-5.3 better for coding?

GLM-5.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.5 versus 44.0 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

GLM-5.3 does, with 1M tokens against 205K.

How many benchmarks do GLM-4.7 and GLM-5.3 share?

29 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.7 has 36 scored results on Noometry and GLM-5.3 has 42.

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