claude-opus-4-7 vs glm-5 Benchmark Comparison
Direct benchmark comparison between claude-opus-4-7 and glm-5 based on LMArena Elo and the latest 2026 API pricing.
Direct Technical & Pricing Comparison
| Frontier Model |
LMArena Elo |
API Cost (1M) |
Throughput |
| claude-opus-4-7 |
1494 |
$0.000005 |
77 |
| glm-5 |
1458 |
$6e-7 |
101 |
*These models represent the Pareto Frontier (optimal cost-to-performance).*
Comparison Summary: claude-opus-4-7 is the more capable model in this pair, leading by 36 Elo points. However, neither model is currently Pareto-optimal. Developers looking for peak efficiency should investigate hy4-preview, which offers a superior benchmark-to-price ratio.