Noometry

Model comparison

GLM-4.7 vs Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.5 to 41.7 on the Noometry Index. GLM-4.7 costs 1.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

GLM-4.7 Z.ai (Zhipu)

41.7

Rank #117 Confirmed

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent xAI

45.5

Rank #62 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.7 scores higher in 3 categories and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent in 5 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads 42.4 to 23.7.
  • GLM-4.7 is cheaper at $0.60 / $2.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $2.50 for Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent.
  • Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 205K.
  • GLM-4.7 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GLM-4.7Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)xAI
Noometry Index41.745.5
Released2025-12-222026-03-09
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window205K1M
Max output131K30K
Input $ / M tokens$0.60$1.25
Output $ / M tokens$2.20$2.50
Results tracked3620

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Category by category

Coding GLM-4.7 leads

GLM-4.7: 43.6 (#74), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 42.4 (#91)

BenchmarkGLM-4.7Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Coding14541458
LMArena WebDev1435—
SciCode45.1%—
ALE-Bench399.48—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-4.7: 26.4 (#96), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: —

BenchmarkGLM-4.7Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent
Terminal-Bench33.4%—
LMArena Search—1204
Vending-Bench 22,377—

Reasoning Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

GLM-4.7: 23.7 (#161), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 42.4 (#44)

BenchmarkGLM-4.7Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Hard Prompts14431448
SimpleBench47.7%—
NYT Connections (extended)—89.6%
CritPt1.7%—
Chess Puzzles6%—
Epoch Capabilities Index143.53—

Math GLM-4.7 leads

GLM-4.7: 37.7 (#92), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 36.6 (#106)

BenchmarkGLM-4.7Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Math14231441
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202583.3%—
ProofBench6%—
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)2.4%—
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)0%—

Knowledge GLM-4.7 leads

GLM-4.7: 47.0 (#74), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.7 (#116)

BenchmarkGLM-4.7Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Expert14241445
GPQA Diamond83.3%—
SimpleQA Verified32.2%—
Vectara Hallucination Rate11.7%—

Multimodal Not comparable

GLM-4.7: —, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.8 (#44)

BenchmarkGLM-4.7Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Vision—1259

Multilingual Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

GLM-4.7: 53.0 (#75), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 54.6 (#40)

BenchmarkGLM-4.7Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Non-English14171440
LMArena Chinese14951475
LMArena French14321467
LMArena German14261456
LMArena Japanese14391405
LMArena Korean14011416
LMArena Russian14231457
LMArena Spanish14331447

Instruction Following Too close to call

GLM-4.7: 74.6 (#90), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 75.0 (#80)

BenchmarkGLM-4.7Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Instruction Following14111420

Long Context Too close to call

GLM-4.7: 42.8 (#111), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.7 (#84)

BenchmarkGLM-4.7Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Longer Query14321430
CL-bench15.9%—
CL-bench Life10.9%—

Writing & Preference Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

GLM-4.7: 61.1 (#89), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 64.1 (#57)

BenchmarkGLM-4.7Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Text14361450
LMArena Creative Writing14011435
LMArena Multi-Turn14461451
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1413—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-4.7 better than Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent?

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.5 to 41.7 on the Noometry Index. GLM-4.7 costs 1.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, GLM-4.7 or Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent?

GLM-4.7 is cheaper. It lists at $0.60 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent lists at $1.25 and $2.50.

Is GLM-4.7 or Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent better for coding?

GLM-4.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.6 versus 42.4 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent does, with 1M tokens against 205K.

How many benchmarks do GLM-4.7 and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.7 has 36 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has 20.

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