Model comparison
GLM-4.7-Flash vs GPT-5.5 Instant
GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.7 to 38.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.7-Flash scores higher in 1 category and GPT-5.5 Instant in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GPT-5.5 Instant leads 61.8 to 47.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 60.5% for GLM-4.7-Flash and 82.5% for GPT-5.5 Instant.
- GLM-4.7-Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GLM-4.7-Flash | GPT-5.5 Instant | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | OpenAI |
| Noometry Index | 38.8 | 42.7 |
| Released | 2026-01-19 | 2026-05-05 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 200K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.40 | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 27 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GLM-4.7-Flash: 40.6 (#135), GPT-5.5 Instant: 44.3 (#74)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.7-Flash | GPT-5.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1383 | 1433 |
| SciCode | — | 48.6% |
Reasoning GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GLM-4.7-Flash: 20.9 (#229), GPT-5.5 Instant: 24.9 (#155)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.7-Flash | GPT-5.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | 12% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1356 | 1426 |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 142.52 |
Math GLM-4.7-Flash leads
GLM-4.7-Flash: 36.1 (#173), GPT-5.5 Instant: 26.5 (#259)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.7-Flash | GPT-5.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 58.3% | 68.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1355 | 1420 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 26.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 2.4% |
Knowledge GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GLM-4.7-Flash: 35.5 (#184), GPT-5.5 Instant: 48.9 (#74)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.7-Flash | GPT-5.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 60.5% | 82.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1357 | 1409 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.3% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-4.7-Flash: —, GPT-5.5 Instant: 40.0 (#52)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.7-Flash | GPT-5.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1250 |
| LMArena Document | — | 1403 |
Multilingual GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GLM-4.7-Flash: 46.5 (#158), GPT-5.5 Instant: 52.8 (#80)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.7-Flash | GPT-5.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1330 | 1417 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1403 | 1456 |
| LMArena French | 1332 | 1428 |
| LMArena German | 1337 | 1411 |
| LMArena Korean | 1283 | 1392 |
| LMArena Russian | 1332 | 1431 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1350 | 1429 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1408 |
Instruction Following GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GLM-4.7-Flash: 70.1 (#167), GPT-5.5 Instant: 74.2 (#100)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.7-Flash | GPT-5.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1327 | 1406 |
Long Context GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GLM-4.7-Flash: 40.9 (#148), GPT-5.5 Instant: 43.4 (#96)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.7-Flash | GPT-5.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1345 | 1422 |
Writing & Preference GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GLM-4.7-Flash: 47.4 (#210), GPT-5.5 Instant: 61.8 (#85)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.7-Flash | GPT-5.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1351 | 1419 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1297 | 1419 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1342 | 1433 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1125 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.7-Flash better than GPT-5.5 Instant?
GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.7 to 38.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-4.7-Flash or GPT-5.5 Instant better for coding?
GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.3 versus 40.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.7-Flash and GPT-5.5 Instant share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.7-Flash has 21 scored results on Noometry and GPT-5.5 Instant has 27.