What is the difference between Claude Sonnet 4.5 and GLM 4.7 Flash?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is developed by Anthropic while GLM 4.7 Flash is developed by Zhipu AI. Claude Sonnet 4.5 has a 200K token context window vs GLM 4.7 Flash's 200K. You can compare their actual outputs across 42 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or GLM 4.7 Flash?

It depends on your use case. Claude Sonnet 4.5 and GLM 4.7 Flash each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 42 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude Sonnet 4.5 cost compared to GLM 4.7 Flash?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 costs $3/M input tokens and GLM 4.7 Flash costs $0.07/M input tokens. GLM 4.7 Flash is $2.93/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Claude Sonnet 4.5 and GLM 4.7 Flash on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude Sonnet 4.5 and GLM 4.7 Flash across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

What is the difference between Claude Sonnet 4.5 and GLM 4.7 Flash?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is developed by Anthropic while GLM 4.7 Flash is developed by Zhipu AI. Claude Sonnet 4.5 has a 200K token context window vs GLM 4.7 Flash's 200K. You can compare their actual outputs across 42 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or GLM 4.7 Flash?

It depends on your use case. Claude Sonnet 4.5 and GLM 4.7 Flash each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 42 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude Sonnet 4.5 cost compared to GLM 4.7 Flash?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 costs $3/M input tokens and GLM 4.7 Flash costs $0.07/M input tokens. GLM 4.7 Flash is $2.93/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Claude Sonnet 4.5 and GLM 4.7 Flash on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude Sonnet 4.5 and GLM 4.7 Flash across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

Updated Jan 2026

Claude Sonnet 4.5vsGLM 4.7 Flash

GLM 4.7 Flash is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4.5 at $0.07/M vs $3/M input tokens.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 and GLM 4.7 Flash compared across 42 shared prompts
Spec	Claude Sonnet 4.5	GLM 4.7 Flash
Input price	$3/M tokens	$0.07/M tokens
Output price	$15/M tokens	$0.4/M tokens
Context window	200K tokens	200K tokens
Released	Sep 2025	Jan 2026
SWE-bench Verified	77.2%	59.2%

Our Verdict

Claude Sonnet 4.5

GLM 4.7 Flash

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

GLM 4.7 Flash costs 38x less per token.

Too close to call

What do Claude Sonnet 4.5 and GLM 4.7 Flash say about your brand?

10 models, one question, verbatim receipts.

or peek at a demo: Notion Linear Vercel

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Input

$3.00

Output

$15.00

GLM 4.7 Flash

Input

$0.07

43× cheaper

Output

$0.40

38× cheaper

GLM 4.7 Flash is cheaper on both — 43× input, 38× output

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity

47%

Claude Sonnet 4.5 uses 45.2x more emoji

Claude Sonnet 4.5

GLM 4.7 Flash

64%Vocabulary52%

94wSentence Length15w

0.48Hedging0.33

4.9Bold5.8

8.0Lists4.7

0.45Emoji0.00

1.91Headings0.68

0.07Transitions0.13

Based on 20 + 19 text responses

Research

What we learned reading every model

FAQ

Common questions

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Updated Jan 2026

Claude Sonnet 4.5vsGLM 4.7 Flash

GLM 4.7 Flash is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4.5 at $0.07/M vs $3/M input tokens.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 and GLM 4.7 Flash compared across 42 shared prompts
Spec	Claude Sonnet 4.5	GLM 4.7 Flash
Input price	$3/M tokens	$0.07/M tokens
Output price	$15/M tokens	$0.4/M tokens
Context window	200K tokens	200K tokens
Released	Sep 2025	Jan 2026
SWE-bench Verified	77.2%	59.2%

Our Verdict

Claude Sonnet 4.5

GLM 4.7 Flash

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

GLM 4.7 Flash costs 38x less per token.

Too close to call

What do Claude Sonnet 4.5 and GLM 4.7 Flash say about your brand?

10 models, one question, verbatim receipts.

or peek at a demo: Notion Linear Vercel

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Input

$3.00

Output

$15.00

GLM 4.7 Flash

Input

$0.07

43× cheaper

Output

$0.40

38× cheaper

GLM 4.7 Flash is cheaper on both — 43× input, 38× output

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity

47%

Claude Sonnet 4.5 uses 45.2x more emoji

Claude Sonnet 4.5

GLM 4.7 Flash

64%Vocabulary52%

94wSentence Length15w

0.48Hedging0.33

4.9Bold5.8

8.0Lists4.7

0.45Emoji0.00

1.91Headings0.68

0.07Transitions0.13

Based on 20 + 19 text responses

Research

What we learned reading every model

FAQ

Common questions

Keep exploring

More comparisons

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GLM 4.7 Flash vs Ox AlphaNew provider

GLM 4.7 Flash vs MiniMax M2.7New provider

GLM 4.7 Flash vs Aurora AlphaNew provider

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Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Qwen3 Coder PlusNew provider

Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Qwen3 MaxNew provider

Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Qwen3 Max ThinkingNew provider