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GLM-4.6vsGLM-5
GLM-5 leads 2 of 2 shared benchmarks. GLM-4.6 is 1.5x cheaper per token. Both offer a 200K-token context window.
Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.
Shared benchmarks
0 – 2
GLM-5 leads
Cheaper per token
GLM-4.6
1.5x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
Tie
both 200K tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
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Quality
Benchmark matrix
2 shared · 0 only GLM-4.6 · 6 only GLM-5| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | GLM-5 | Δ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by both · 2 | ||||
| AIME 2025 | 91.7% ↗matharena ⚠ | 96.7% ↗matharena ⚠ | -5 pt | GLM-5 |
| LMArena Elo | 1440.5 ↗ | 1446.3 ↗ | -5.8 | GLM-5 |
| Only GLM-4.6 reports · 0 | ||||
| GLM-4.6 reports nothing GLM-5 does not. | ||||
| Only GLM-5 reports · 6 | ||||
| SWE-bench Verified | not reported | 77.8% ↗ | — | — |
| GPQA Diamond | not reported | 87.8% ↗epoch | — | — |
| AIME 2026 | not reported | 96.7% ↗matharena ⚠ | — | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 80% ↗epoch | — | — |
| SWE-bench Verified (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 72.1% ↗epoch | — | — |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | not reported | 56.2% ↗ | — | — |
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-4.6 minus GLM-5 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
Official pricing pages and model cards| Spec | GLM-4.6 | GLM-5 | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | 200K tokens | 200K tokens | Tie |
| Max output | 131K tokens | 131K tokens | Tie |
| Input price / 1M | $0.6 ↗ | $1 ↗ | GLM-4.6 |
| Output price / 1M | $2.2 ↗ | $3.2 ↗ | GLM-4.6 |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.11 ↗ | $0.2 ↗ | GLM-4.6 |
| Input + output / 1M Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded. | $2.8 | $4.2 | GLM-4.6 |
| Modalities | text | text | Tie |
| Released | — | — | — |
| Cited benchmark scores | 2 | 8 | — |
Reliability
Z.ai status
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