GLM 4.7: what 43 developers actually say.
43 Hacker News opinions from 38 developers, Nov 2025 – Nov 2026. 39 come from people who say they use it. Here is what they praise, what they complain about, and who switched.
The case for GLM 4.7, in one paragraph.
GLM 4.7 earns 56% approval across 43 opinions. Developers are divided on it.
Pick it if you
- Want a cheap coding plan with generous usage limits
- Need a pair programmer for routine debugging and small scripts
- Are cutting costs on a multi-agent Claude Code setup
Look elsewhere if you
- Work on large C++ or Rust changes where intent must hold
- Need output you can trust without extra fixing
- Expect problem solving close to Sonnet or Opus
Where it wins and loses.
Mentions across 43 opinions. Bars are counts, not votes; a tool can be both praised and criticized on the same topic.
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| Topic | Praise | Complaints | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost & pricing | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Code quality | 7 | 10 | 17 |
How opinion has moved.
Monthly approval, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026. Bars show opinion volume; low-volume months are still included but faded.
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| Month | Approval | Opinions |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 62% | 24 |
| Feb 2026 | 56% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 38% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 33% | 3 |
What developers say.
Summaries are paraphrased. Each links to the original Hacker News comment.
Praise
4 selectedGLM 4.7 on Cerebras used to be amazing and wants much faster inference.
GLM 4.7 was good enough to help with a lot of work when used as a pair programmer.
GLM 4.7 on Cerebras is their current pick: the smallest, fastest, cheapest model that gets the job done.
GLM 4.7 has been performing very well so far.
Complaints
4 selectedGLM 4.7 Flash was far behind frontier models at launch, based on paid use and running it locally.
GLM 4.7 was extremely bad for agents writing simple 200-1000 line scripts.
The GLM 4.7 model they used on Cerebras is outdated.
GLM 4.7 clearly trails Sonnet and Opus in problem-solving ability.
Questions developers ask.
Is GLM 4.7 worth it?
Is GLM 4.7 better than Claude Opus?
Is GLM 4.7 good for coding?
The data behind this page.
Developers give GLM 4.7 a 56% approval score across 43 opinions from 38 people, and 39 of those opinions come from firsthand use. Cost is the clear strength: 9 of 10 pricing comments are positive, and users cite cheap coding plans with generous limits. Code quality is the weak spot at 7 positive and 10 negative comments, and reliability drew 3 complaints with none positive. Approval has drifted down from 62% in January 2026, when 24 opinions landed, to 38% in March and 33% in June. Those later months hold only 1 to 4 opinions each.
Every number comes from public Hacker News comments collected through the HN Search API. A language model tagged each comment for sentiment, first-hand use, topic and switches; a human spot-checks samples. No vendor can pay for placement.
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