Model Comparison

GLM-4.5-Air vs Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

GLM-4.5-Air significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

GLM-4.5-Air outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro), while Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

GLM-4.5-Air significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

91.3B diff

GLM-4.5-Air has 91.3B more parameters than Qwen2.5 14B Instruct, making it 621.1% larger.

Zhipu AI
GLM-4.5-Air
106.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
14.7Bparameters
106.0B
GLM-4.5-Air
14.7B
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

License

Usage and distribution terms

GLM-4.5-Air is licensed under MIT, while Qwen2.5 14B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

GLM-4.5-Air

MIT

Open weights

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GLM-4.5-Air was released on 2025-07-28, while Qwen2.5 14B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.

GLM-4.5-Air is 10 months newer than Qwen2.5 14B Instruct.

GLM-4.5-Air

Jul 28, 2025

9 months ago

10mo newer
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

Sep 19, 2024

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Higher GPQA score (75.0% vs 45.5%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (81.4% vs 63.7%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Zhipu AI
GLM-4.5-Air
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about GLM-4.5-Air vs Qwen2.5 14B Instruct.

Which is better, GLM-4.5-Air or Qwen2.5 14B Instruct?

GLM-4.5-Air significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. GLM-4.5-Air is made by Zhipu AI and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does GLM-4.5-Air compare to Qwen2.5 14B Instruct in benchmarks?

GLM-4.5-Air scores MATH-500: 98.1%, AIME 2024: 89.4%, MMLU-Pro: 81.4%, TAU-bench Retail: 77.9%, BFCL-v3: 76.4%. Qwen2.5 14B Instruct scores GSM8k: 94.8%, HumanEval: 83.5%, MBPP: 82.0%, MATH: 80.0%, MMLU-Redux: 80.0%.

What are the main differences between GLM-4.5-Air and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct?

Key differences include licensing (MIT vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GLM-4.5-Air and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct?

GLM-4.5-Air is developed by Zhipu AI and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.