Model Comparison

GLM-5 vs Qwen3.7-PlusWhich is better in 2026?

Qwen3.7-Plus shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Verdict: GLM-5 vs Qwen3.7-Plus — which is better?

GLM-5 (by Zhipu AI) and Qwen3.7-Plus (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

GLM-5 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (SWE-Bench Verified), while Qwen3.7-Plus is better at 2 benchmarks (MCP Atlas, Terminal-Bench 2.0). Qwen3.7-Plus shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Choose GLM-5 if…

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Qwen3.7-Plus if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 3 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped May 2026
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

GLM-5 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (SWE-Bench Verified), while Qwen3.7-Plus is better at 2 benchmarks (MCP Atlas, Terminal-Bench 2.0).

Qwen3.7-Plus shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GLM-5 specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only GLM-5 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Zhipu AI
GLM-5
Input200,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.7-Plus
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen3.7-Plus supports multimodal inputs, whereas GLM-5 does not.

Qwen3.7-Plus can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

GLM-5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.7-Plus

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

GLM-5 is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3.7-Plus uses a proprietary license.

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

GLM-5

MIT

Open weights

Qwen3.7-Plus

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GLM-5 was released on 2026-02-11, while Qwen3.7-Plus was released on 2026-05-31.

Qwen3.7-Plus is 4 months newer than GLM-5.

GLM-5

Feb 11, 2026

4 months ago

Qwen3.7-Plus

May 31, 2026

2 weeks ago

3mo newer

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

Zhipu AI
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Has open weights
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (77.8% vs 77.7%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3.7-Plus

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Supports multimodal inputs
Higher MCP Atlas score (73.2% vs 67.8%)
Higher Terminal-Bench 2.0 score (70.3% vs 56.2%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Zhipu AI
GLM-5
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.7-Plus

FAQ

Common questions about GLM-5 vs Qwen3.7-Plus.

Which is better, GLM-5 or Qwen3.7-Plus?

Qwen3.7-Plus shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. GLM-5 is made by Zhipu AI and Qwen3.7-Plus 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-5 compare to Qwen3.7-Plus in benchmarks?

GLM-5 scores t2-bench: 89.7%, SWE-Bench Verified: 77.8%, BrowseComp: 75.9%, MCP Atlas: 67.8%, Terminal-Bench 2.0: 56.2%. Qwen3.7-Plus scores IFEval: 94.6%, MMLU-Redux: 94.5%, HMMT Feb 26: 92.9%, MRCR v2: 91.7%, OmniDocBench 1.5: 91.4%.

What are the context window sizes for GLM-5 and Qwen3.7-Plus?

GLM-5 supports 200K tokens and Qwen3.7-Plus supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between GLM-5 and Qwen3.7-Plus?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GLM-5 and Qwen3.7-Plus?

GLM-5 is developed by Zhipu AI and Qwen3.7-Plus is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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