Model comparison
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) vs GLM-4.6
GLM-4.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 37.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
DeepSeekSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) scores higher in 1 category and GLM-4.6 in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-4.6 leads 61.1 to 49.8.
Side by side
| DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | GLM-4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Z.ai (Zhipu) |
| Noometry Index | 37.6 | 41.4 |
| Released | 2024-09-06 | 2025-09-30 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 205K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 22 | 29 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-4.6 leads
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 31.7 (#281), GLM-4.6: 40.1 (#148)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1309 | 1449 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 55.4% |
| Aider Polyglot | 17.8% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1340 |
| SciCode | — | 38.4% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 48.6% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 53.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 340.82 |
| HumanEval+ | 83.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 74.1% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): —, GLM-4.6: 32.3 (#66)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 24.5% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 72.4% |
Reasoning DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 25.6 (#145), GLM-4.6: 23.7 (#172)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1289 | 1440 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 47.4% |
| CritPt | — | 1.1% |
Math GLM-4.6 leads
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 35.9 (#177), GLM-4.6: 39.1 (#111)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1288 | 1432 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 3.8% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 2.1% |
Knowledge GLM-4.6 leads
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 34.8 (#193), GLM-4.6: 40.2 (#124)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1266 | 1431 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 9.5% |
Multilingual GLM-4.6 leads
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 42.5 (#193), GLM-4.6: 53.5 (#66)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 1426 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1318 | 1499 |
| LMArena French | 1289 | 1459 |
| LMArena German | 1258 | 1447 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1228 | 1393 |
| LMArena Korean | 1209 | 1400 |
| LMArena Russian | 1289 | 1419 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1248 | 1436 |
Instruction Following GLM-4.6 leads
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 67.5 (#194), GLM-4.6: 74.3 (#98)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1280 | 1410 |
Long Context GLM-4.6 leads
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 39.5 (#174), GLM-4.6: 43.4 (#94)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1301 | 1422 |
Writing & Preference GLM-4.6 leads
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 49.8 (#187), GLM-4.6: 61.1 (#90)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1294 | 1440 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1285 | 1411 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1297 | 1427 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1411 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) better than GLM-4.6?
GLM-4.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 37.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) or GLM-4.6 better for coding?
GLM-4.6 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 31.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and GLM-4.6 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) has 22 scored results on Noometry and GLM-4.6 has 29.