Model comparison

GLM-4.5 vs Laguna M.1

GLM-4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

GLM-4.5 Z.ai (Zhipu)

42.0

Rank #122 Confirmed

Laguna M.1 Poolside

32.5

Rank #256 Reported

Summary

  • The widest gap is in math, where GLM-4.5 leads 39.0 to 21.1.
  • Laguna M.1 accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 131K.

Side by side

GLM-4.5 and Laguna M.1 specifications
GLM-4.5Laguna M.1
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)Poolside
Noometry Index42.032.5
Released2025-07-272026-04-28
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window131K262K
Max output98K33K
Input $ / M tokens$0.60—
Output $ / M tokens$2.20—
Results tracked273

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Category by category

Coding GLM-4.5 leads

GLM-4.5: 41.4 (#125), Laguna M.1: 36.6 (#204)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Laguna M.1
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)54.2%—
LMArena WebDev—1349
WeirdML40.6%—
LMArena Coding1434—
ALE-Bench344.82—
AlgoTune1.52—

Reasoning GLM-4.5 leads

GLM-4.5: 28.6 (#100), Laguna M.1: 23.1 (#184)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Laguna M.1
Kagi LLM Benchmark57.9%—
LMArena Hard Prompts1429—
Surface Evolver Bench—15.6%

Math GLM-4.5 leads

GLM-4.5: 39.0 (#116), Laguna M.1: 21.1 (#283)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Laguna M.1
ProofBench—0%
LMArena Math1427—

Knowledge Not comparable

GLM-4.5: 35.9 (#179), Laguna M.1: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Laguna M.1
Humanity's Last Exam8.3%—
Confabulations11.3%—
LMArena Expert1433—

Multilingual Not comparable

GLM-4.5: 52.8 (#77), Laguna M.1: —

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Laguna M.1
LMArena Non-English1417—
LMArena Chinese1465—
LMArena French1418—
LMArena German1407—
LMArena Japanese1415—
LMArena Korean1380—
LMArena Russian1414—
LMArena Spanish1454—

Instruction Following Not comparable

GLM-4.5: 74.1 (#104), Laguna M.1: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Laguna M.1
LMArena Instruction Following1404—

Long Context Not comparable

GLM-4.5: 38.2 (#201), Laguna M.1: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Laguna M.1
Fiction.LiveBench58.3%—
LMArena Longer Query1412—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GLM-4.5: 57.5 (#127), Laguna M.1: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Laguna M.1
LMArena Text1430—
LMArena Creative Writing1395—
Short-Story Creative Writing73.4%—
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1343—
LMArena Multi-Turn1415—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-4.5 better than Laguna M.1?

GLM-4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-4.5 or Laguna M.1 better for coding?

GLM-4.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.4 versus 36.6 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Laguna M.1 does, with 262K tokens against 131K.

How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5 and Laguna M.1 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5 has 27 scored results on Noometry and Laguna M.1 has 3.

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