Model comparison

GLM-4.5 vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct

GLM-4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.

GLM-4.5 Z.ai (Zhipu)

42.0

Rank #122 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.5 scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in multilingual, where GLM-4.5 leads 52.8 to 42.6.

Side by side

GLM-4.5 and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct specifications
GLM-4.5Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index42.039.4
Released2025-07-27—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window131K—
Max output98K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.60—
Output $ / M tokens$2.20—
Results tracked2716

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Category by category

Coding GLM-4.5 leads

GLM-4.5: 41.4 (#125), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Coding14341347
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)54.2%—
WeirdML40.6%—
ALE-Bench344.82—
AlgoTune1.52—

Reasoning GLM-4.5 leads

GLM-4.5: 28.6 (#100), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts14291322
Kagi LLM Benchmark57.9%—

Math GLM-4.5 leads

GLM-4.5: 39.0 (#116), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Math14271305

Knowledge Too close to call

GLM-4.5: 35.9 (#179), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Expert14331308
Humanity's Last Exam8.3%—
Confabulations11.3%—

Multilingual GLM-4.5 leads

GLM-4.5: 52.8 (#77), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Non-English14171275
LMArena Chinese14651304
LMArena French14181328
LMArena German14071282
LMArena Korean13801206
LMArena Russian14141268
LMArena Spanish14541336
LMArena Japanese1415—

Instruction Following GLM-4.5 leads

GLM-4.5: 74.1 (#104), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following14041299

Long Context Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads

GLM-4.5: 38.2 (#201), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Longer Query14121312
Fiction.LiveBench58.3%—

Writing & Preference GLM-4.5 leads

GLM-4.5: 57.5 (#127), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Text14301311
LMArena Creative Writing13951264
LMArena Multi-Turn14151309
Short-Story Creative Writing73.4%—
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1343—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-4.5 better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?

GLM-4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-4.5 or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?

GLM-4.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.4 versus 39.5 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5 and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5 has 27 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.

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