Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GLM-4.5 leads with 33.2% higher average benchmark score. Claude 3 Sonnet offers 137.9K more tokens in context window than GLM-4.5. GLM-4.5 is $16.00 cheaper per million tokens. Claude 3 Sonnet supports multimodal inputs. Overall, GLM-4.5 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet was introduced as the balanced middle tier of the Claude 3 family, offering a combination of strong capabilities and operational speed. Designed to provide an optimal tradeoff between intelligence and performance for everyday tasks, it served as a versatile solution for a wide range of enterprise and consumer applications.
Zhipu AI
GLM-4.5 was developed by Zhipu AI as an advanced bilingual language model, designed to excel at both Chinese and English language tasks. Built to serve diverse applications across multiple languages, it represents Zhipu AI's commitment to multilingual AI capabilities.
1 year newer

Claude 3 Sonnet
Anthropic
2024-02-29
GLM-4.5
Zhipu AI
2025-07-28
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Claude 3 Sonnet
GLM-4.5
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Claude 3 Sonnet
GLM-4.5
Available providers and their performance metrics

Claude 3 Sonnet
Anthropic
Bedrock

Claude 3 Sonnet
GLM-4.5

Claude 3 Sonnet
GLM-4.5
GLM-4.5
DeepInfra
Novita
ZeroEval