# GLM-4.7 vs Granite 3.1 8b Instruct

> GLM-4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-7-vs-granite-3-1-8b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 12

## Summary

- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.7 scores higher in 9 categories and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct in 0 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-4.7 leads 61.1 to 35.7.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.7 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 41.7 | 31.8 |
| Rank | 117 | 256 |
| Context | 205K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.60 | — |
| Output $/M | $2.20 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- GLM-4.7: 43.6 (#74)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.9 (#232)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1454 | 1186 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1435 | — |
| SciCode | 45.1% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 399.48 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- GLM-4.7: 26.4 (#96)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 23.9 (#113)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 33.4% | — |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 2,377 | — |

## Reasoning

- GLM-4.7: 23.7 (#161)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 21.2 (#204)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1146 |
| SimpleBench | 47.7% | — |
| CritPt | 1.7% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 143.53 | — |

## Math

- GLM-4.7: 37.7 (#92)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.4 (#210)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1423 | 1152 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 83.3% | — |
| ProofBench | 6% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 2.4% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 0% | — |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.7: 47.0 (#74)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.6 (#218)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1424 | 1142 |
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 32.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 11.7% | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-4.7: 53.0 (#75)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#255)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 1099 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1145 |
| LMArena Russian | 1423 | 1092 |
| LMArena French | 1432 | — |
| LMArena German | 1426 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1439 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1401 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1433 | — |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-4.7: 74.6 (#90)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.9 (#254)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1411 | 1131 |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.7: 42.8 (#111)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#236)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1432 | 1162 |
| CL-bench | 15.9% | — |
| CL-bench Life | 10.9% | — |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-4.7: 61.1 (#89)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.7 (#261)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1436 | 1150 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 1129 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1446 | 1108 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1413 | — |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-4.7 better than Granite 3.1 8b Instruct?

GLM-4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.

### Is GLM-4.7 or Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better for coding?

GLM-4.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.6 versus 33.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-4.7 and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.7 has 36 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13.