Model comparison

GLM-4.5V vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct

GLM-4.5V is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.8 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.

GLM-4.5V Z.ai (Zhipu)

39.8

Rank #158 Confirmed

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct Microsoft

33.0

Rank #250 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.5V scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k 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 34.1.

Side by side

GLM-4.5V and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct specifications
GLM-4.5VPhi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)Microsoft
Noometry Index39.833.0
Released2025-08-11—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window64K—
Max output16K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.60—
Output $ / M tokens$1.80—
Results tracked1517

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Category by category

Coding GLM-4.5V leads

GLM-4.5V: 39.5 (#155), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5VPhi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Coding13471130

Reasoning GLM-4.5V leads

GLM-4.5V: 27.4 (#119), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5VPhi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts13341127
Kagi LLM Benchmark59.8%—

Math GLM-4.5V leads

GLM-4.5V: 37.4 (#159), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5VPhi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Math13541173

Knowledge GLM-4.5V leads

GLM-4.5V: 37.5 (#156), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5VPhi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Expert13531108

Multimodal Not comparable

GLM-4.5V: 34.3 (#92), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5VPhi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Vision1154—

Multilingual GLM-4.5V leads

GLM-4.5V: 44.6 (#177), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5VPhi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Non-English13031094
LMArena Chinese13371108
LMArena Russian12981145
LMArena Spanish13361095
LMArena French—1110
LMArena German—1101
LMArena Japanese—1042
LMArena Korean—954

Instruction Following GLM-4.5V leads

GLM-4.5V: 69.2 (#175), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5VPhi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following13111113

Long Context GLM-4.5V leads

GLM-4.5V: 39.6 (#171), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5VPhi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Longer Query13041120

Writing & Preference GLM-4.5V leads

GLM-4.5V: 52.5 (#170), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5VPhi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Text13331138
LMArena Creative Writing12951107
LMArena Multi-Turn13321088

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-4.5V better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?

GLM-4.5V is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.8 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-4.5V or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?

GLM-4.5V scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.5 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5V and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?

13 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5V has 15 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.

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