# GLM-5.1 vs Grok 4.7

> Grok 4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 53.1 to 47.8 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-1-vs-grok-4-7
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 28

## Summary

- They share 28 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.1 scores higher in 3 categories and Grok 4.7 in 6 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in agentic & tool use, where Grok 4.7 leads 36.7 to 24.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SimpleQA Verified: 34% for GLM-5.1 and 56% for Grok 4.7.
- GLM-5.1 is cheaper at $1.40 / $4.40 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Grok 4.7.
- Grok 4.7 accepts more context: 500K tokens versus 200K.
- GLM-5.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-5.1 | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 47.8 | 53.1 |
| Rank | 59 | 37 |
| Context | 200K | 500K |
| Input $/M | $1.40 | $2 |
| Output $/M | $4.40 | $6 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- GLM-5.1: 48.7 (#55)
- Grok 4.7: 58.0 (#18)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.1 | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1508 | 1639 |
| SciCode | 43.8% | 57.8% |
| LMArena Coding | 1485 | 1427 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 74.2% | — |
| FrontierCode | — | 47.6% |
| CursorBench | — | 46.3% |
| FrontierSWE | — | 29.5% |
| WeirdML | 57.1% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 887.1 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- GLM-5.1: 24.9 (#113)
- Grok 4.7: 36.7 (#37)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.1 | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 40.9% | 54.6% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 5,634 | 10,537 |
| ExploitBench | 18.1% | — |
| GBAEval | 0% | — |
| GDP.pdf | — | 22.8% |

## Reasoning

- GLM-5.1: 39.1 (#60)
- Grok 4.7: 49.1 (#40)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.1 | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 77.7% | 76.8% |
| CritPt | 4.6% | 18% |
| Chess Puzzles | 19% | 38% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1472 | 1413 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 149.84 | 153.53 |
| SimpleBench | 55.1% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 69.8% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 29% |
| DTBench | — | 96% |
| LMCA | — | 49.4% |

## Math

- GLM-5.1: 49.7 (#60)
- Grok 4.7: 57.8 (#39)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.1 | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 36.8% | 53% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 93.3% | 98.1% |
| ProofBench | 22.2% | 34% |
| LMArena Math | 1473 | 1407 |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 17.1% |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 67.1% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 33.4% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 12.5% | — |

## Knowledge

- GLM-5.1: 54.9 (#50)
- Grok 4.7: 62.8 (#22)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.1 | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 89.9% | 92.7% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 34% | 56% |
| LMArena Expert | 1476 | 1422 |

## Multimodal

- GLM-5.1: —
- Grok 4.7: 35.5 (#87)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.1 | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1228 |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | — | 32.5% |
| Furniture Assembly | — | 20.8% |

## Multilingual

- GLM-5.1: 55.0 (#36)
- Grok 4.7: 50.8 (#116)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.1 | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1447 | 1389 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1515 | 1455 |
| LMArena French | 1474 | 1455 |
| LMArena Russian | 1454 | 1397 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1469 | 1400 |
| LMArena German | 1465 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1434 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1418 | — |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-5.1: 76.3 (#42)
- Grok 4.7: 74.1 (#105)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.1 | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1451 | 1404 |

## Long Context

- GLM-5.1: 44.9 (#53)
- Grok 4.7: 43.1 (#104)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.1 | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1466 | 1413 |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-5.1: 66.9 (#31)
- Grok 4.7: 70.0 (#24)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.1 | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1461 | 1399 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1453 | 1391 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1592 | 2007 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1472 | 1393 |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-5.1 better than Grok 4.7?

Grok 4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 53.1 to 47.8 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, GLM-5.1 or Grok 4.7?

GLM-5.1 is cheaper. It lists at $1.40 per million input tokens and $4.40 per million output tokens; Grok 4.7 lists at $2 and $6.

### Is GLM-5.1 or Grok 4.7 better for coding?

Grok 4.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 58.0 versus 48.7 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Grok 4.7 does, with 500K tokens against 200K.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-5.1 and Grok 4.7 share?

28 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.1 has 41 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.7 has 39.