# GLM-4.7 vs Qwen Max

> GLM-4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-7-vs-qwen-max
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 20

## Summary

- They share 20 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.7 scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen Max in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where GLM-4.7 leads 37.7 to 21.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 83.3% for GLM-4.7 and 16.1% for Qwen Max.
- GLM-4.7 is cheaper at $0.60 / $2.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.60 / $6.40 for Qwen Max.
- GLM-4.7 accepts more context: 205K tokens versus 33K.
- GLM-4.7 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.7 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.7 | 34.4 |
| Rank | 117 | 226 |
| Context | 205K | 33K |
| Input $/M | $0.60 | $1.60 |
| Output $/M | $2.20 | $6.40 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- GLM-4.7: 43.6 (#74)
- Qwen Max: 30.3 (#288)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1454 | 1288 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1435 | — |
| SciCode | 45.1% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 399.48 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- GLM-4.7: 26.4 (#96)
- Qwen Max: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 33.4% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 2,377 | — |

## Reasoning

- GLM-4.7: 23.7 (#161)
- Qwen Max: 24.1 (#154)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1270 |
| SimpleBench | 47.7% | — |
| CritPt | 1.7% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 143.53 | — |

## Math

- GLM-4.7: 37.7 (#92)
- Qwen Max: 21.0 (#272)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 83.3% | 16.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1423 | 1275 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 2.4% | 1% |
| ProofBench | 6% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 0% | — |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.7: 47.0 (#74)
- Qwen Max: 30.3 (#222)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1424 | 1248 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 32.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 11.7% | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-4.7: 53.0 (#75)
- Qwen Max: 42.0 (#197)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1254 |
| LMArena French | 1432 | 1329 |
| LMArena German | 1426 | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1439 | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | 1401 | 1141 |
| LMArena Russian | 1423 | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1433 | 1290 |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-4.7: 74.6 (#90)
- Qwen Max: 66.7 (#203)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1411 | 1262 |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.7: 42.8 (#111)
- Qwen Max: 39.4 (#175)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1432 | 1289 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| CL-bench | 15.9% | — |
| CL-bench Life | 10.9% | — |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-4.7: 61.1 (#89)
- Qwen Max: 48.0 (#200)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1436 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1446 | 1277 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1413 | — |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-4.7 better than Qwen Max?

GLM-4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, GLM-4.7 or Qwen Max?

GLM-4.7 is cheaper. It lists at $0.60 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; Qwen Max lists at $1.60 and $6.40.

### Is GLM-4.7 or Qwen Max better for coding?

GLM-4.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.6 versus 30.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

GLM-4.7 does, with 205K tokens against 33K.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-4.7 and Qwen Max share?

20 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.7 has 36 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.