Data points: 86
Model compare
The readout for GLM-4.7 Flash and GLM-5, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GLM-5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GLM-5
GLM-5 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 12 to 88.
Evidence depth
86 data points
Includes 10 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GLM-5
The charts below split 18 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for GLM-4.7 Flash and GLM-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | GLM-4.7 Flash | GLM-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 12.0 pts | 88.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 2 categories |
| Operational advantages | Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers | First-token latency, Provider coverage |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 202.8K tokens |
| Max output | 131.1K tokens | 202.8K tokens |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | GLM-4.7 Flash | GLM-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Z.ai | Z.ai |
| Released | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Other | Other |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | z-ai/glm-4.7-flash | z-ai/glm-5 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GLM-4.7 Flash and GLM-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
GLM-4.7 Flash
GLM-4.7 Flash has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers.
GLM-5
GLM-5 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Reasoning) and operational dimensions (First-token latency, Provider coverage).
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
GLM-4.7 Flash
41.5
Avg. score
GLM-5
48.5
GLM-5
GLM-5 leads by 11.2
GLM-5 leads by 8.7
GLM-5
GLM-5
GLM-5
GLM-5
GLM-5
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
GLM-4.7 Flash
11.0
Rank #116/127 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-10-01
GLM-5
winner63.0
Rank #44/127 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-03-01
GLM-4.7 Flash
0.92 s
Rank #46/139 · confidence 4
GLM-5
winner0.76 s
Rank #38/139 · confidence 4
GLM-4.7 Flash
winner84.7 tok/s
Rank #73/139 · confidence 4
GLM-5
49.5 tok/s
Rank #113/139 · confidence 4
GLM-4.7 Flash
winner24.52 s
Rank #97/139 · confidence 4
GLM-5
63.52 s
Rank #126/139 · confidence 4
GLM-4.7 Flash
winner$0.070/M
Rank #5/163 · confidence 4
GLM-5
$1.00/M
Rank #100/163 · confidence 4
GLM-4.7 Flash
winner$0.153/M
Rank #11/163 · confidence 4
GLM-5
$1.55/M
Rank #94/163 · confidence 4
GLM-4.7 Flash
winner$0.400/M
Rank #13/163 · confidence 4
GLM-5
$3.20/M
Rank #90/163 · confidence 4
GLM-4.7 Flash
7.1%
Rank #111/186 · confidence 4
GLM-5
winner27.2%
Rank #37/186 · confidence 4
GLM-4.7 Flash
58.1%
Rank #147/187 · confidence 4
GLM-5
winner82.0%
Rank #66/187 · confidence 4
GLM-4.7 Flash
33.7%
Rank #118/184 · confidence 4
GLM-5
winner46.2%
Rank #31/184 · confidence 4
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GLM-4.7 Flash | GLM-5 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | GLM-4.7 Flash | GLM-5 |
|---|---|---|
70 tests | GLM-4.7 Flash speed / latency 65 tok/s / 19728ms input / output No data | GLM-5 speed / latency 37 tok/s / 26385ms input / output No data |
10 tests | GLM-4.7 Flash speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GLM-5 speed / latency 41 tok/s / 18111ms input / output No data |
10 tests | GLM-4.7 Flash speed / latency 34 tok/s / 1567ms input / output No data | GLM-5 speed / latency 23 tok/s / 39702ms input / output No data |
5 tests | GLM-4.7 Flash glm-4.7-flash speed / latency 53 tok/s / 20537ms input / output $0/M/$0/M | GLM-5 glm-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0/M |
5 tests | GLM-4.7 Flash speed / latency 41 tok/s / 21304ms input / output No data | GLM-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
GLM-4.7 Flash glm-4.7-flash speed / latency No data input / output $0.0062/M/$0.036/M | GLM-5 glm-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.068/M | |
GLM-4.7 Flash glm-4.7-flash speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | GLM-5 glm-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | |
GLM-4.7 Flash glm-4.7-flash speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | GLM-5 glm-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request |
Weighted outcome: GLM-5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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