Model comparison
GLM-4.5V vs Granite 3.1 8b Instruct
GLM-4.5V is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.8 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.5V scores higher in 8 categories and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-4.5V leads 52.5 to 35.5.
Side by side
| GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 39.8 | 32.4 |
| Released | 2025-08-11 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 64K | — |
| Max output | 16K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.80 | — |
| Results tracked | 15 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-4.5V leads
GLM-4.5V: 39.5 (#155), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 34.5 (#233)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1347 | 1186 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GLM-4.5V: —, Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 24.1 (#120)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning GLM-4.5V leads
GLM-4.5V: 27.4 (#119), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 22.1 (#207)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1334 | 1145 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 59.8% | — |
Math GLM-4.5V leads
GLM-4.5V: 37.4 (#159), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.0 (#209)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1354 | 1152 |
Knowledge GLM-4.5V leads
GLM-4.5V: 37.5 (#156), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#220)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1353 | 1142 |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-4.5V: 34.3 (#92), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1154 | — |
Multilingual GLM-4.5V leads
GLM-4.5V: 44.6 (#177), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.9 (#260)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1303 | 1099 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1337 | 1145 |
| LMArena Russian | 1298 | 1092 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1336 | — |
Instruction Following GLM-4.5V leads
GLM-4.5V: 69.2 (#175), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.6 (#259)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1311 | 1131 |
Long Context GLM-4.5V leads
GLM-4.5V: 39.6 (#171), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#241)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1304 | 1162 |
Writing & Preference GLM-4.5V leads
GLM-4.5V: 52.5 (#170), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.5 (#266)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1333 | 1150 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1295 | 1129 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1332 | 1108 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.5V better than Granite 3.1 8b Instruct?
GLM-4.5V is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.8 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-4.5V or Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better for coding?
GLM-4.5V scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.5 versus 34.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5V and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5V has 15 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13.