Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs GLM-4.6V
GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher in 0 categories and GLM-4.6V in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where GLM-4.6V leads 38.0 to 16.0.
- GLM-4.6V has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | GLM-4.6V | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 41.3 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | 2025-12-08 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.90 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-4.6V leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 35.5 (#225), GLM-4.6V: 40.9 (#128)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | GLM-4.6V |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | 1390 |
Reasoning GLM-4.6V leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 20.0 (#244), GLM-4.6V: 27.6 (#115)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | GLM-4.6V |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1209 | 1368 |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 14.2 (#302), GLM-4.6V: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | GLM-4.6V |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1207 | — |
Knowledge GLM-4.6V leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#289), GLM-4.6V: 38.0 (#149)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | GLM-4.6V |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | 1371 |
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
Multimodal GLM-4.6V leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 28.2 (#115), GLM-4.6V: 34.8 (#90)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | GLM-4.6V |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | 1164 |
Multilingual GLM-4.6V leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.5 (#229), GLM-4.6V: 48.6 (#141)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | GLM-4.6V |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | 1359 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | 1425 |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | 1340 |
| LMArena French | 1234 | — |
| LMArena German | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | — |
Instruction Following GLM-4.6V leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 62.8 (#236), GLM-4.6V: 71.4 (#151)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | GLM-4.6V |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | 1352 |
Long Context GLM-4.6V leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 37.0 (#225), GLM-4.6V: 41.3 (#143)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | GLM-4.6V |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1358 |
Writing & Preference GLM-4.6V leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 42.8 (#232), GLM-4.6V: 56.6 (#137)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | GLM-4.6V |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | 1377 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | 1347 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | 1360 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than GLM-4.6V?
GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or GLM-4.6V better for coding?
GLM-4.6V scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.9 versus 35.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and GLM-4.6V share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and GLM-4.6V has 12.