Model comparison

GLM-5.3 vs Llama 2-7B

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5.3 Z.ai (Zhipu)

54.8

Rank #26 Confirmed

Llama 2-7B Meta

29.1

Rank #317 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.3 scores higher in 8 categories and Llama 2-7B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-5.3 leads 75.7 to 28.0.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is Chess Puzzles: 21% for GLM-5.3 and 0% for Llama 2-7B.

Side by side

GLM-5.3 and Llama 2-7B specifications
GLM-5.3Llama 2-7B
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)Meta
Noometry Index54.829.1
Released2026-08-142023-07-18
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window1M—
Max output131K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.40—
Output $ / M tokens$4.40—
Results tracked4229

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 59.5 (#14), Llama 2-7B: 29.2 (#307)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Llama 2-7B
LMArena Coding14961002
DeepSWE69%—
FrontierCode40.1%—
CursorBench42.6%—
LMArena WebDev1622—
FrontierSWE30.2%—
SciCode59%—
WeirdML75.4%—
ALE-Bench1,317—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-5.3: 36.4 (#38), Llama 2-7B: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Llama 2-7B
APEX-Agents56.6%—
Vending-Bench 28,164—

Reasoning GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 46.1 (#46), Llama 2-7B: 15.7 (#312)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Llama 2-7B
Chess Puzzles21%0%
LMArena Hard Prompts14891009
Epoch Capabilities Index155.6199.06
NYT Connections (extended)74.2%—
CritPt19.1%—
Mystery Game Puzzles33%—
DTBench87.7%—
LMCA55.5%—
Bench to the Future 30.15—
BIG-Bench Hard—39.2%
HellaSwag—77.2%
LAMBADA—73.3%
PIQA—78.8%
WinoGrande—69.2%

Math GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 62.3 (#33), Llama 2-7B: 30.7 (#233)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Llama 2-7B
LMArena Math14891042
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)68.8%—
FrontierMath Tier 429.3%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202591.1%—
ProofBench49%—
GSM8K—16.7%

Knowledge GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 58.3 (#37), Llama 2-7B: 28.2 (#248)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Llama 2-7B
LMArena Expert15161036
GPQA Diamond90.9%—
SimpleQA Verified41%—
ARC (AI2) Challenge—45.9%
BoolQ—77.9%
MMLU—45.8%
OpenBookQA—58.6%
TriviaQA—73.7%

Multimodal Not comparable

GLM-5.3: —, Llama 2-7B: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Llama 2-7B
ScienceQA—43.1%

Multilingual GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 55.7 (#28), Llama 2-7B: 23.8 (#293)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Llama 2-7B
LMArena Non-English1457973
LMArena Chinese1528973
LMArena French1499970
LMArena German1499978
LMArena Russian1463995
LMArena Spanish14601007
LMArena Japanese1453—
LMArena Korean1472—

Instruction Following GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 77.5 (#23), Llama 2-7B: 50.8 (#298)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Llama 2-7B
LMArena Instruction Following14771006

Long Context GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 45.4 (#41), Llama 2-7B: 30.4 (#287)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Llama 2-7B
LMArena Longer Query1482999

Writing & Preference GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 75.7 (#6), Llama 2-7B: 28.0 (#298)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Llama 2-7B
LMArena Text14711053
LMArena Creative Writing14571033
LMArena Multi-Turn14721029
EQ-Bench Creative Writing2075—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5.3 better than Llama 2-7B?

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-5.3 or Llama 2-7B better for coding?

GLM-5.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.5 versus 29.2 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5.3 and Llama 2-7B share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.3 has 42 scored results on Noometry and Llama 2-7B has 29.

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