# GLM-4.7 vs Qwen Plus

> GLM-4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Plus costs 1.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-4.7's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-7-vs-qwen-plus
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## Summary

- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.7 scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen Plus in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where GLM-4.7 leads 47.0 to 27.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 83.3% for GLM-4.7 and 17.8% for Qwen Plus.
- Qwen Plus is cheaper at $0.40 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.60 / $2.20 for GLM-4.7.
- Qwen Plus accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 205K.
- GLM-4.7 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.7 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 42.0 | 37.1 |
| Rank | 124 | 210 |
| Context | 205K | 1M |
| Input $/M | $0.60 | $0.40 |
| Output $/M | $2.20 | $1.20 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- GLM-4.7: 44.0 (#79)
- Qwen Plus: 38.9 (#167)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1454 | 1328 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1435 | — |
| SciCode | 45.1% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 399.48 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- GLM-4.7: 26.5 (#103)
- Qwen Plus: —

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

## Reasoning

- GLM-4.7: 24.3 (#164)
- Qwen Plus: 28.4 (#107)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1317 |
| SimpleBench | 47.7% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.3% |
| CritPt | 1.7% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 6% | — |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 143.51 | — |

## Math

- GLM-4.7: 38.6 (#135)
- Qwen Plus: 23.3 (#271)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 83.3% | 17.8% |
| LMArena Math | 1423 | 1326 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 2.4% | 1.7% |
| ProofBench | 6% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 65.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 0% | — |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.7: 47.0 (#80)
- Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#251)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | 48.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1424 | 1328 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 32.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 11.7% | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-4.7: 52.8 (#79)
- Qwen Plus: 45.1 (#175)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1347 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1439 | 1251 |
| LMArena Russian | 1423 | 1323 |
| LMArena French | 1432 | — |
| LMArena German | 1424 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1399 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1434 | — |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-4.7: 74.4 (#95)
- Qwen Plus: 68.8 (#181)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1411 | 1303 |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.7: 42.8 (#116)
- Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#158)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1432 | 1324 |
| CL-bench | 15.9% | — |
| CL-bench Life | 10.9% | — |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-4.7: 60.9 (#93)
- Qwen Plus: 52.2 (#176)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1435 | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1446 | 1336 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1413 | — |

## FAQ

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

GLM-4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Plus costs 1.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-4.7's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

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

Qwen Plus is cheaper. It lists at $0.40 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; GLM-4.7 lists at $0.60 and $2.20.

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

GLM-4.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 38.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen Plus does, with 1M tokens against 205K.

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

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