Model comparison

ERNIE 5.1 vs GLM-4.6V

ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 41.3 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.

ERNIE 5.1 Baidu

43.8

Rank #83 Confirmed

GLM-4.6V Z.ai (Zhipu)

41.3

Rank #137 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 6 categories and GLM-4.6V in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 65.1 to 56.6.
  • GLM-4.6V has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

ERNIE 5.1 and GLM-4.6V specifications
ERNIE 5.1GLM-4.6V
ProviderBaiduZ.ai (Zhipu)
Noometry Index43.841.3
Released—2025-12-08
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window—128K
Max output—33K
Input $ / M tokens—$0.30
Output $ / M tokens—$0.90
Results tracked1912

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Category by category

Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), GLM-4.6V: 40.9 (#128)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GLM-4.6V
LMArena Coding14881390

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: —, GLM-4.6V: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GLM-4.6V
LMArena Search1227—

Reasoning GLM-4.6V leads

ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), GLM-4.6V: 27.6 (#115)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GLM-4.6V
LMArena Hard Prompts14811368
NYT Connections (extended)23.4%—

Math Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), GLM-4.6V: —

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GLM-4.6V
LMArena Math1481—

Knowledge ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), GLM-4.6V: 38.0 (#149)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GLM-4.6V
LMArena Expert14921371

Multimodal Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: —, GLM-4.6V: 34.8 (#90)

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GLM-4.6V
LMArena Vision—1164

Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), GLM-4.6V: 48.6 (#141)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GLM-4.6V
LMArena Non-English14541359
LMArena Chinese15081425
LMArena Russian14591340
LMArena French1488—
LMArena German1470—
LMArena Japanese1422—
LMArena Korean1427—
LMArena Spanish1473—

Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), GLM-4.6V: 71.4 (#151)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GLM-4.6V
LMArena Instruction Following14601352

Long Context ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), GLM-4.6V: 41.3 (#143)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GLM-4.6V
LMArena Longer Query14621358

Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), GLM-4.6V: 56.6 (#137)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GLM-4.6V
LMArena Text14681377
LMArena Creative Writing14411347
LMArena Multi-Turn14711360

Frequently asked questions

Is ERNIE 5.1 better than GLM-4.6V?

ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 41.3 on the Noometry Index.

Is ERNIE 5.1 or GLM-4.6V better for coding?

ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 40.9 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and GLM-4.6V share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and GLM-4.6V has 12.

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