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GLM-4.5vsGLM-4.6

GLM-4.5 and GLM-4.6 split their 2 shared benchmarks evenly. Both list the same combined token price. GLM-4.6 has the larger context window (200K tokens).

Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.

Shared benchmarks
1 – 1
even split
Cheaper per token
Tie
list price, input + output
Larger context
GLM-4.6
200K tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
Z.ai
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Context
128K
Max out
98K
Input /1M
$0.6
Output /1M
$2.2
Cached /1M
$0.11
Scores
2 · 2 core
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Context
200K
Max out
131K
Input /1M
$0.6
Output /1M
$2.2
Cached /1M
$0.11
Scores
2 · 2 core
Quality

Benchmark matrix

BenchmarkGLM-4.5GLM-4.6ΔEdge
Reported by both · 2
AIME 202593.3% matharena91.7% matharena+1.6 ptGLM-4.5
LMArena Elo1430.2 1440.5 -10.3GLM-4.6
Only GLM-4.5 reports · 0
GLM-4.5 reports nothing GLM-4.6 does not.
Only GLM-4.6 reports · 0
GLM-4.6 reports nothing GLM-4.5 does not.
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is GLM-4.5 minus GLM-4.6 in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing

Side by side

SpecGLM-4.5GLM-4.6Edge
Context window128K tokens200K tokensGLM-4.6
Max output98K tokens131K tokensGLM-4.6
Input price / 1M$0.6 $0.6 Tie
Output price / 1M$2.2 $2.2 Tie
Cached input / 1M$0.11 $0.11 Tie
Input + output / 1M
Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded.
$2.8$2.8Tie
ModalitiestexttextTie
Released
Cited benchmark scores22
Reliability

Z.ai status

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Which one wins on your data?

Public benchmarks are a starting point. Run GLM-4.5 and GLM-4.6 on your own prompts with Respan evals, or route to either through one gateway key with automatic failover.