Model comparison
GLM-4.7 vs Yi-Lightning
GLM-4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.7 scores higher in 7 categories and Yi-Lightning in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where GLM-4.7 leads 44.0 to 27.4.
- GLM-4.7 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GLM-4.7 | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 42.0 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2025-12-22 | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 36 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-4.7 leads
GLM-4.7: 44.0 (#79), Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1454 | 1312 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1435 | — |
| SciCode | 45.1% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 399.48 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GLM-4.7: 26.5 (#103), Yi-Lightning: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 33.4% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 2,377 | — |
Reasoning Yi-Lightning leads
GLM-4.7: 24.3 (#164), Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1302 |
| SimpleBench | 47.7% | — |
| CritPt | 1.7% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 143.51 | — |
Math GLM-4.7 leads
GLM-4.7: 38.6 (#135), Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1423 | 1300 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 83.3% | — |
| ProofBench | 6% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 2.4% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 0% | — |
Knowledge GLM-4.7 leads
GLM-4.7: 47.0 (#80), Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1424 | 1286 |
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 32.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 11.7% | — |
Multilingual GLM-4.7 leads
GLM-4.7: 52.8 (#79), Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1320 |
| LMArena French | 1432 | 1305 |
| LMArena German | 1424 | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1439 | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | 1399 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1423 | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1434 | 1315 |
Instruction Following GLM-4.7 leads
GLM-4.7: 74.4 (#95), Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1411 | 1278 |
Long Context GLM-4.7 leads
GLM-4.7: 42.8 (#116), Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1432 | 1297 |
| CL-bench | 15.9% | — |
| CL-bench Life | 10.9% | — |
Writing & Preference GLM-4.7 leads
GLM-4.7: 60.9 (#93), Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1435 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1446 | 1311 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1413 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.7 better than Yi-Lightning?
GLM-4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-4.7 or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
GLM-4.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 27.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.7 and Yi-Lightning share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.7 has 36 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.