Model comparison

GLM-4.7 vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13

GLM-4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

GLM-4.7 Z.ai (Zhipu)

42.0

Rank #124 Confirmed

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 xAI

37.7

Rank #198 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.7 scores higher in 7 categories and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-4.7 leads 60.9 to 47.3.
  • GLM-4.7 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GLM-4.7 and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 specifications
GLM-4.7Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)xAI
Noometry Index42.037.7
Released2025-12-222024-08-13
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window205K—
Max output131K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.60—
Output $ / M tokens$2.20—
Results tracked3617

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Category by category

Coding GLM-4.7 leads

GLM-4.7: 44.0 (#79), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Coding14541269
LMArena WebDev1435—
SciCode45.1%—
ALE-Bench399.48—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-4.7: 26.5 (#103), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
Terminal-Bench33.4%—
Vending-Bench 22,377—

Reasoning Too close to call

GLM-4.7: 24.3 (#164), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Hard Prompts14431255
SimpleBench47.7%—
CritPt1.7%—
Chess Puzzles6%—
Epoch Capabilities Index143.51—

Math GLM-4.7 leads

GLM-4.7: 38.6 (#135), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Math14231265
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 (#80), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Expert14241238
GPQA Diamond83.3%—
SimpleQA Verified32.2%—
Vectara Hallucination Rate11.7%—

Multilingual GLM-4.7 leads

GLM-4.7: 52.8 (#79), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Non-English14171257
LMArena Chinese14951262
LMArena French14321286
LMArena German14241273
LMArena Japanese14391213
LMArena Korean13991195
LMArena Russian14231261
LMArena Spanish14341279

Instruction Following GLM-4.7 leads

GLM-4.7: 74.4 (#95), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Instruction Following14111245

Long Context GLM-4.7 leads

GLM-4.7: 42.8 (#116), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Longer Query14321266
CL-bench15.9%—
CL-bench Life10.9%—

Writing & Preference GLM-4.7 leads

GLM-4.7: 60.9 (#93), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Text14351281
LMArena Creative Writing14011242
LMArena Multi-Turn14461265
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1413—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-4.7 better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?

GLM-4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-4.7 or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?

GLM-4.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-4.7 and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.7 has 36 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.

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