# GLM-4.5 vs Qwen3.7 Flash

> GLM-4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 39.5 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3.7 Flash costs 18× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-4.5's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-5-vs-qwen3-7-flash
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.7 Flash leads 48.9 to 35.5.
- Qwen3.7 Flash is cheaper at $0.03 / $0.13 per million input/output tokens, against $0.60 / $2.20 for GLM-4.5.
- Qwen3.7 Flash accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 131K.
- GLM-4.5 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.5 | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.4 | 39.5 |
| Rank | 125 | 152 |
| Context | 131K | 1M |
| Input $/M | $0.60 | $0.03 |
| Output $/M | $2.20 | $0.13 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- GLM-4.5: 41.1 (#121)
- Qwen3.7 Flash: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 54.2% | — |
| WeirdML | 40.6% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1434 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 344.82 | — |
| AlgoTune | 1.52 | — |

## Reasoning

- GLM-4.5: 27.7 (#99)
- Qwen3.7 Flash: 27.3 (#108)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.9% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 43.8% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 23% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1430 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 15% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 144.62 |

## Math

- GLM-4.5: 36.3 (#119)
- Qwen3.7 Flash: 37.3 (#100)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 19.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1427 | — |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.5: 35.5 (#172)
- Qwen3.7 Flash: 48.9 (#69)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 82.3% |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 8.3% | — |
| Confabulations | 11.3% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1433 | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-4.5: 53.0 (#74)
- Qwen3.7 Flash: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | — |
| LMArena French | 1423 | — |
| LMArena German | 1406 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1416 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1382 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1414 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1454 | — |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-4.5: 74.3 (#100)
- Qwen3.7 Flash: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1405 | — |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.5: 38.2 (#196)
- Qwen3.7 Flash: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 58.3% | — |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1413 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-4.5: 57.7 (#121)
- Qwen3.7 Flash: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1430 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1395 | — |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 73.4% | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1343 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1415 | — |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-4.5 better than Qwen3.7 Flash?

GLM-4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 39.5 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3.7 Flash costs 18× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-4.5's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

### Which is cheaper, GLM-4.5 or Qwen3.7 Flash?

Qwen3.7 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.03 per million input tokens and $0.13 per million output tokens; GLM-4.5 lists at $0.60 and $2.20.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3.7 Flash does, with 1M tokens against 131K.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5 and Qwen3.7 Flash share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5 has 27 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.7 Flash has 7.